LANDGUARD - 12th and 13th March

 A similar couple of days with the very strong westerly wind dominating anything you do, a few birds were seen through the morning on both days but obviously nothing was caught.   On the 12th birds included a flock of 24 Barnacle Geese north first thing, 22 Brent Geese, a Stock Dove south, a Golden Plover, a Woodcock in the compound at dawn, a Bonxie lingering off the river mouth before heading north, an adult Mediterranean Gull and 6 Jackdaws south.   

The 13th then produced 16 Brent Geese, 7 Shelduck, 2 Golden Plover and a Knot over the sea, single Gannet and Fulmar, an increase to 633 Cormorants heading to their feeding grounds, a Rook, 2 Firecrests calling in the compound first thing and 5 Redwing.