not exactly an unexpected or a difficult species to get but a sign of early spring the first Oystercatchers of the year appeared today on the shore by Chowder Ness; this site is now a manged retreat and has silted up fast producing the first patch Buff-breasted Sandpiper in July 2006; while it was being developed from the original set-aside fields the site produced a plethora of gulls including the first patch Caspians, up to 25 Meds, Yellow-legs and a possible Baltic Gull in the summer of 2006 as well as attracting breeding Red-veined Darters, the first patch record
So 106 for the year but no sign of any scarce grebes or geese
above is the first patch Caspian Gull photographed on Chowder Ness July 9th 2006
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