Still cool today, but it felt marginally warmer in the sun this morning. I had a good look around St Fittick's. Quite a few Willow Warblers were singing, with 11 counted. That's still a bit short of the numbers we might expect, so I hope more will be arriving this week. Also around were a Buzzard, four Blackcaps, six Chiffchaffs, a Sand Martin, three Redpolls, a Siskin and a Yellowhammer. For the second time this spring I saw a Siberian Chiffchaff in the reedbed near the concrete bridge. They often seem to appear in reedbeds in spring. In Nigg Bay there was a moulting male Long-tailed Duck, nine Common Scoter and a Black Guillemot. My first Swallow of the year flew over the water.
I headed around the headland late afternoon but things were pretty quiet and the wind had turned a bit fresher. A couple more Willow Warblers were singing, one along the north bank and one on the south. Offshore, two Manx Shearwaters were among the numerous commoner seabirds. A couple more Swallows were seen and a pair of Teal were still in the marsh.
I headed around the headland late afternoon but things were pretty quiet and the wind had turned a bit fresher. A couple more Willow Warblers were singing, one along the north bank and one on the south. Offshore, two Manx Shearwaters were among the numerous commoner seabirds. A couple more Swallows were seen and a pair of Teal were still in the marsh.