14th March; Chris Ingram

I had an email from Chris Ingram, who made the first trip of the season out to Tory yesterday.
(The King of Tory will have his 70th Birthday celebrations tonight....)

I went to Tory yesterday; it was very cold, windy with drizzle most of day so not ideal conditions. I just covered the West. Here is the list:

Mute Swan 1 pair on west lake, 1 pair on marsh
Whooper Swan 1 on west lake
Mallard 3 pairs on west lake, 1 pair on marsh
Tufted Duck 7 on west lake
Eider 4 offshore
Great Northern Diver 1 in harbour
Shag
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Lapwing 3 pairs displaying lighthouse road, 2 pairs displaying marsh and 9 in flight behind West Town
Dunlin 1 on beach
Curlew
Redshank
Turnstone
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black Backed Gull
Rock Dove
Chough 6 in flight together
Hooded Crow
Raven
Skylark 2
Wren 1
Starling
Redwing 1
Tree Sparrow 14 at Anton's
Pied Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit including albino/leucistic bird
Reed Bunting 1 at Antons