1w Iceland Gull!

With the wind swinging round to the the SW and a drop in the temperature there was a corresponding drop in the off shore passage.

06.15-08.15 numbers kindly collated by AJG.            14.00-16.00 

Brent Goose: 559 E                                                    28E

Common Scoter: 117 E                                               12E                

Red-breasted Merganser: 5 E

Red throated Diver: 12 E                                             12E

Black throated Diver: 1 E                                              1W

Fulmar: 17 E

Gannet: 55 W                                                             15 o/s

Oystercatcher: 29 E

Whimbrel:                                                                    4E

Bonxie: 2 E                                                                  1W

Arctic Skua: 3 E

Kittiwake:                                                                    2W

Mediterranean Gull: 3 around

Sandwich Tern: 104 E                                                 27E                                                       Common Tern: 11 E                                                     3E

Auk sp: 4E

In the roost at The Patch a 1w Iceland Gull was found by DW and a probable Glaucous x Herring Gull hybrid. 

 1w Iceland Gull

Probable Glaucous x Herring Gull?

 Both White Wingers

Slavonian Grebe

On the New Diggings the Slavonian Gull still present also 2 Swallows and a Sand Martin.

On Scotney the drake Scaup still present and the 2 Cattle Egrets could be seen around the Brickwall Farm fields.

On the reserve a Ring Ouzel and 2 Whimbrel per PT.