Wood Sand, Curlew Sand and Black Tern

It was another rather slow day this morning at the Bill HERE with highlights including 2 Black Tern, 2 Little Gull, 1 pale phase Arctic Skua, a female Eider, a Red-throated Diver, 4 Great Northern Divers,  an increase in Common Scoters, a few Barwits and Whimbrels and a Hobby.

While at the Bill news broke of a Wood Sandpiper on Ferry and fortunately it was still there on my way home. The Cuckoo was still singing on Mill Lane. 

As it was Sunday after church we had a picnic and walk around East Head. Three Wheatears were running round the roped off area. 

In the evening there was a report of a probable Curlew Sandpiper that had joined the Wood Sandpiper on ferry so I went over there to have a look. It was right at the back of the pool in bad light but looks good from what I could see. 

Wood Sand and Curlew Sand were local year ticks and Black Tern a world year tick so now on 168 and 838 respectively. 

Wood Sandpiper and Redshank

Winter plumage Curlew Sandpiper- didn't actually see the white rump to confirm it wasn't a hybrid but looks like a Curlew Sand from what I could see of it  

Common Scoters- an increase in passage today

Red-throated Diver flying east. Very few numbers on Spring passage this year.

Chocolate-tip. With night temperatures still down to 6 C the motht trapping is still very slow. A Silver-Y last night was the only migrant.

Holly and Isaac at East Head

Jacob birding the lane