9/4 - Decided to kick the easter weekend off with a full count at Messingham Sand Quarries to see if we could get some new spring migrants. It was a miserable day weather wise so spent much of the time sheltering in the hide however we still managed to get a total of 81 different species including a record count for the reserve of 10 Avocets. Scanning the sheep field at the back of the reserve gave us our first Yellow Wagtails of the year but alas no Wheatears.
11/4 - Off to Barton this morning where we picked up quite a few new migrants including Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler, whilst on the river we found 14 Common Scotters. On the way to Barton a quick stop at Bagmoor gave us our first Whitethroat of the spring. The Grasshopper Warbler was the earliest ever record for the Scunthorpe Bird recording area beating the previous record by two days.
12/4 - An hour on Risby Warren this afternoon to look for a reported Ring Ouzel and Black Redstart. We had excellent views of the male Ring Ouzel but no sign of the Redstart however a Red Kite more than made up for it. We also had our first Cuckoo of the spring and upto 12 Wheatears.
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