A remarkable spring influx of Garganey occurred at the end of March, with a staggering 275 sites hosting the species in Britain and Ireland.
The arrival commenced with some impressively sized flocks, such as 32 east past Dungeness NNR, Kent, on 21st, and 26 offshore at Thurlestone, Devon, on 19th. Multiple groups of up to seven or eight birds have been widely noted across England and Wales, with inland sites also getting in on the act – no fewer than 23 were at Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, at least 14 were on the Nene Washes at Eldernell in the same county and up to 12 were logged at Leighton Moss, Lancashire.
It was mostly southern and eastern English counties that enjoyed the spate of appearances, though birds were generally widespread. Garganey…
