22nd February

Bar-tailed Godwit amongst Curlew

Brent Goose

A series of Atlantic fronts continue to move westwards over the UK bringing mild and wet weather. Little wind is causing the cloud base to drop to ground level this morning.

3 records of Vagrant Emperor dragonfly recently in Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and Somerset. Multiple records of Dark Sword-grass and a Red-headed Chestnut along the south coast.

Sand Bay: 1 Brent Goose, 1 Sanderling, 1 Knot, 35 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Golden Plover (flying north). Plenty of gulls moving west over head involving BHG, LBBG as well as Herring. A male Stonechat in the bay is the first for the year in Weston.