24th April

A bit of a disappointing day after the steady passage of the last week. The highlight was the first signs of real Sedge Warbler movement with three singing in the Bill area and two at Reap Lane. The rest of the land was noticeably quiet with a quantifiable reduction in both Hirundines at Willow Warblers. The rest of the day's passerine totals comprised of singles of Reed Warbler, Redstart, Yellow Wagtail and a pair of Bullfinches. The sea was not as much of a write-off as the land and the skua passage slowly cranked into first gear with a single Pomarine, 10 Arctic and three Great Skuas.

Despite the slow visible passage, it was the first day of the year that the Whitethroats have been seriously claiming territories, the Sedge Warblers just seem to join in for fun... ©Erin Taylor (Sedge Warbler) ©Debby Saunders (Whitethroats):