Friday 4th April 2014

3 Sandwich Terns flew through and left NE between 11:25 – 11:30 hrs, an Osprey already with a fish from 11:30 – 11:35 hrs when it flew E. Presumably the same bird returned at 13:55 hrs and spent some time in a tree on the East Bank, later catching another fish and leaving E at 15:50 hrs.  Shortly afterwards it was seen in a field at Tibshelf eating the fish.  Also 2 Mandarins, 2 Gadwall, 1 Peregrine, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (3rdS and 1stS), c50 Swallows and c50 Sand Martins through, several Blackcaps and at least 5 Bramblings still visiting the feeders.