In spite of the very cold weather, our wintering wildfowl and waders have long gone. We've had the usual spring passage of waders: Common Sandpipers, Redshank, Dunlin, Whimbrel and Bar-tailed Godwits but no big numbers to shout about. A Curlew Sandpiper passed through on 21st with a flock of Dunlin but otherwise the main avian highlight was made on 1st of the month when 2 Red Kites flew over Porth Kidney sand dunes. The next few weeks should prove even quieter as we head towards summer - but by the end of June the first returning waders like Redshank herald the autumn migration; looking forward to that!