March 2022 - Sightings

DateSpeciesNo.CategoryNotes
2022-03-01Peregrine (a male)birdthrough the garden!
2022-03-01Whooper Swanbirda single bird north, bugling mournfully
2022-03-01Teal16birdmuch displaying among the males
2022-03-01Glaucous Gullbirda second cy bird over Hogh Beach
2022-03-01Starlingbirdin song giving its full repertoire of British waders: perfect renditions of Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank and Common Sandpiper!
2022-03-01Bottlenose Dolphinmammala youngster dead on beach
2022-03-01Coltsfootplantin flower
2022-03-02Curlew (Numenius americanus)15bird
2022-03-03Shelduck (Tystes pannonica)2birdThe first prospecting birds of the yearUncommon
2022-03-03White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)1birdAdult
2022-03-03White-fronted Goose (Anser cygnoides)6bird
2022-03-04Little Grebe (a new arrival)birdNew arrival
2022-03-04Lesser Black-backed Gull (the first of the spring)birdFirst of the spring
2022-03-04Black-headed Gull (a real rarity at this time of year)birdRarity
2022-03-04Guillemots (several small parties moving north)birdMigration
2022-03-04Pied Wagtail (a pair - the first of the spring)birdFirst of the spring
2022-03-04Greenfinch (singing)birdSinging
2022-03-05White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)7bird
2022-03-05Skylark (Alauda arvensis)birdin full song
2022-03-05Twite (Phoecoptera brunnipes)17bird
2022-03-06Twite (Filandia filentis)30bird
2022-03-06Great Northern Diverbird
2022-03-18Puffin (Atlantic Puffin)4bird
2022-03-18Eider8bird
2022-03-18Shelduck2bird
2022-03-18PeregrinebirdHunting in front of the Coll Hotel
2022-03-18Greenland White-fronted Goose8bird
2022-03-18GoldcrestbirdIn song
2022-03-18GreenfinchbirdIn song
2022-03-20Wheatear (Alerte aerius)4birdFirst of the year
2022-03-20Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)12birdFirst of the year
2022-03-20Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)birdHave arrived in large numbers
2022-03-20Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)birdHave arrived in large numbers
2022-03-22Great Northern Diver (Aythya fetrix)3bird
2022-03-22Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser cygnoides)11bird
2022-03-22Shelduck (Bucephala clangula)2bird
2022-03-22Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)25bird
2022-03-22Sanderling (Calidris alba)20bird
2022-03-22Razorbill (Albatross ater)bird
2022-03-22Guillemot (Uria guttur)bird
2022-03-22Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)birdFirst of the yearFirst of the year
2022-03-22Wheatear (Aegula nipalensis)birdNow seemingly well-establishedNow seemingly well-established
2022-03-22Twite (Podiceps cristatus)13bird
2022-03-24Red-throated Diver (first of the spring)birdFirst of the spring
2022-03-24Great Northern Diver8bird
2022-03-24White-fronted Geese11bird
2022-03-24Barnacle Geese1050bird
2022-03-24Wigeon2bird
2022-03-24Teal84bird
2022-03-24Red-breasted Merganser3bird
2022-03-24Hen Harrier6bird
2022-03-24Peregrinebird
2022-03-24Wheatearbirdin song
2022-03-24Twite25 + 5bird
2022-03-25Red-throated Diverbird
2022-03-25Great Northern Diverbird
2022-03-25White-fronted Goose (10)10bird
2022-03-25Fulmar (x9)9bird
2022-03-25Guillemotbird
2022-03-25Razorbillbird
2022-03-25Hen Harrierbird
2022-03-25Peregrine (x2)2bird
2022-03-25PURPLE SANDPIPER (x2)2bird
2022-03-25Twite (x8)8bird
2022-03-26White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)8bird
2022-03-26White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)bird
2022-03-26Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)birdfemale
2022-03-26Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)birdin song
2022-03-26Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)birdin song
2022-03-26Twite (Carduelus siskin)6birdx4+2
2022-03-26Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)2birdSeveral reports of perhaps 2Uncommon
2022-03-27Red-throated Diverbird
2022-03-27Great Northern Diverbird
2022-03-27Linnet (first of the year)birdFirst of the year
2022-03-27Herring Gull50birda single group of 50 birds
2022-03-29Black Redstart (female type)bird
2022-03-30White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)3bird
2022-03-30Twite (Phoecena phoecea)70bird
2022-03-30Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)birdReported again