Sunday 12 January 2014

All at Sea!

 This morning I joined The Joker, CP, PT and AJG at the fishing boats. The promised SE wind was blowing and produced the birds. Thanks to AJG for collating most the records.
07.30-10.45:
Red-throated Diver: 76W   15E
Fulmar: 1w
Gannet: 47w
Brent Goose: 37E   1W
Wigeon: 138E
Shelduck: 25W
Common Scoter: 4W   1E
Red-breasted Merganser: 3W
Peregrine: 1 over beach
Great Skua: 8W
Kittiwake: 2,000+W
Little Gull: 1W
Mediterranean Gull: 6W
Caspian Gull: 1st and 2nd W off shore
Guillemot: c6,000W
Razorbill: 500+W
Grey Seal: 1 off shore
When we left at 10.45 mainly because we were cold and hungry the Kittiwakes, Guillemots and Razorbills were still streaming past and the Gannets were just getting in on the act.
                                                              1w Caspian Gull

                                              Kittiwakes streaming past the fishing boats.
The rest of my way was taken up with domestic stuff but it seems that all the more unusual birds that were around yesterday were still present today. 

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