Saturday 7 September 2013

Geese and Yellow Wagtails

From the sea watch hide this morning 3 distant Balearic Shearwaters W, c6 Arctic Skuas W, a Bonxie W, 12 Common Scoter E, 2 Fulmars W, most of the time there was at least 3 Arctic Skuas molesting the Terns.
After I left at least 8 more Balearics Shearwaters were seen including a flock of 6 with another 5 from the fishing boats per PH.(Thanks from the info)
At The Patch 3+ Black Terns and at least 2 Arctic Terns among the other Gulls and Terns over the boil.
A Great White Egret was on new diggings also a Red-crested Pochard.
In 2 Visits to the ARC of note 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, a Ringed Plover, 4 Yellow Wagtails and c100 Sand Martins.
At Scotney 10 Tree Sparrows, c20 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Corn Buntings around the farm, on the lake 2 Ruddy Shelduck and 16 Egptian Geese among c1000 Greylag and Canada Geese.
From Plodland of note 2 Marsh Harriers, a Hobby and Sparrowhawk flushing 10+ Yellow Wagtails from the field.  
Garganey
 This evening from Firth hide the light was superb to view the 2 Ruff, a Greenshank, 4 Common Snipe, a Garganey, Lapwing on the near islands. The other side of the lake 4 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover and a Sanderling. From Makepiece the Little Stint was distant as ever also a Common Sandpiper from there. By the track back to the centre a Wheatear posed.
This afternoon 2 Yellow-legged Gulls near the fishing boats per MS.
Greenshank

Lapwing

Ruff

Wheatear

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