Ton up......

Spring arrived at Whitburn Obs today as we saw an increase in the number of species seen and a little vis mig. We didn't have anything special but 6 species of wildfowl including our first Gadwall of the year was a vast improvement. The Gadwall were my 100'th species of the year from the Obs and with Sandwich Tern and Sand Martins due soon it should gather pace after a pedestrian February.
I still need plenty of tarts ticks tho like Canada Goose, Coal Tit and Siskin.
I was joined by Magic and Saint Mark and Stoney was in the house, this was Magic Marks last watch till May as he heads off to Antarctica this week lucky boy
This is what we saw in order of appearance

Sunday 11th March 06.15-09.45 SW2 4/8

Fulmar 162n
Curlew 2n 1s
Eider 3n 6s
Razorbill 3n
Guillemot 6n 11s
Red th Diver 4n 9s
Common Gull 6n 8s
Goosander 1n
Black h Gull 19n 52s
Greylag Goose 2s
Cormorant 7n 8s
Kittiwake 49n 5s
Shag 4n 11s
Shelduck 3s
Porpoise 5 feeding
Common Scoter 7n
Great-crested Grebe 1s
Carrion Crow 6s
Gannet 4n
Mallard 3s
Pied Wagtail 1n
Sanderling 1n
Skylark 1n
Turnstone 2n
Grey Heron 1s
Gadwall 2n