Thursday 24th March

Increasing signs of Spring with the first, long overdue, migrant Sandwich Tern of the year, at least five Wheatear around Greenland Lake and the Bight and six Sand Martin in off the sea during the morning. Elsewhere two Red-throated Diver and 24 Great-crested Grebe were offshore, a Kingfisher and two Greenshank were in Shutterton Creek and counts from the estuary included c200 Dunlin, 181 Curlew, 23 Grey Plover, 10 Knot, just three Black-headed Gull and a second summer Mediterranean Gull.

Knot - Dave Jewell