Delighted to see my first Wheatears of 2025 today, with three (two males and a female) at the very north end of Sheep's Marsh this afternoon. They remained distant for me, but that didn't hamper my enjoyment of them...
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| Seeing that shape again gave me instant happiness |
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| Managed to get the second male in shot - just! |
Although the wind was as cold today as it has been for the last week - which is probably why the early spring migrants have been few and far between - today it seemed to be coming more from the east than north. Presumably it was this slight change that has encouraged a noticeable pulse of migration into the UK today.
The only other sighting of local interest I have to post about is that the wintering flock of Cattle Egret clearly felt lazy on Saturday morning, as nine were sat alongside the Estuary at 8am. Thanks to their laid back attitude I was able to see that a couple of them were well on their way to summer plumage...
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| Two of the nine, one orange one not-so |
Thanks so much for reading. Do check back soon, hopefully for more migration updates!
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