1st April 2026
Cloudy and dull start to the day, but remaining dry with a light westerly breeze. Conditions provided excellent visibility over the sea and shore. The morning flight of Common Scoter involved 270 moving into the Wash but otherwise, just 4 Red-throated Divers, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Great crested Grebes. There was virtually no visible migration other than a Sand Martin, a Brambling, 4 Snipe and a Sparrowhawk, so a good oppotunity to scan through the large gulls along the beach. 2 Caspian Gulls were identified but only 6 Greater balck-backed Gulls compared to 600 Herring Gulls. A Black Redstart was a new arrival on the East Dunes and may well turn up at the Visitor Centre later.
