Final fling for aprilMMAa





   Made my way up twords the Memorial garden first-off , amongst the Gulls were a few Sandwich

   and Common terns (96) close to shore.

   Plenty of Cormorants around but no Diver sightings , all moved on it seems.

   Went back to the harbour and up to the shingle beach and found a nice Common sandpiper ( 97)

   amongst the rocks , tried a bit of sea-watching for a few minutes but apart from the odd Gannet and

   Fulmar , nothing much doing.

   Up to the fields next so for a Mig hunt , rewarded straight away with a nice female Blackcap (98) ,

   one that had eluded me so far so good to get , plenty of Chiffys about just up from Patrick's bridge

   found my first Willow warbler on patch this year (99).

   Took a walk up through the coastal fields next twords the Cull , after a few minutes heard the

   unmistakable sound of a reeling Gropper (100) , only a 2nd patch record for me , on my way

   back twords the harbour found a Whitethroat( 101) and a couple of Male Wheatear and watched

   a hunting Kes for a few minutes to finish off a fine morning.

   So at April's end currently on 101 spp / 127 pts or 62.26 % Tom :-)