A good day with the best weather of the year so far with almost unbroken sunshine and very light wind. This created flat calm conditions offshore where there were three Eider, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Red-throated and a Great Northern Diver. There was also an unconfirmed report of single Red-necked and Slavonian Grebe.
The highlight was offsite, a White-tailed Eagle from the IoW reintroduction scheme, watched from Warren Point, circling above Powderham, mobbed by corvids and a pair of Buzzard. Unfortunately it didn't head towards the Warren.
On the Warren itself an increase in finches with 30 Goldfinch, 15 Greenfinch and four Lesser Redpoll in the bushes, with single Chiffchaff and Goldcrest. A brief calling Cetti's Warbler and five Shoveler at the Main Pond.
Other Wildlife: A Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on Warren Point was the first hoverfly of the year on a good day for invertebrates.
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| Red Marsh Ladybird Coccidula rufa - Alan Keatley |
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| Common Damselbug Nabis rugosus - Alan Keatley |
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| Demetrias atricapillus - Alan Keatley |
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| Aphodius sphacelatus - Alan Keatley |
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