Happy New Year!

Eider past the boats early afternoon

08.00-09.30 From the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 28E
Shelduck: 1W
Shoveler: 6W
Teal: 40E
Common Scoter: 41W
Red-throated Diver: 142W
Great-crested Grebe: c50 around
Fulmar: 3W
Gannet: 83W
Cormorant: c150 around
Oystercatcher: 4E
Turnstone: 3 around
Great Skua: 1W
Mediterranean Gull: 4W
Kittiwake: 186W
Guillemot: c100 on sea

The Long-eared Owl was posing nicely for it's many admirers today, on Burrowes the first drake Smew of the year along with at least 2 red head Smew and an adult Yellow-legged Gull. A Chiffchaff at Firth with another by Dennis's hide. Several Marsh Harriers could be seen, Great White Egret at Boulderwall, also on the ARC and New Diggings, Tree Sparrows showed well at Boulderwall.

Early afternoon back at the fishing boats:

Brent Goose: 27E

Teal: 6 on sea

Wigeon: 6W

Common Scoter: 8W

Eider: 2W

Red-throated Diver: 22W

Great-crested Grebe: N/C

Gannet: 72W

Cormorant: N/C

Turnstone: 3 around

Great Skua: 1W

Mediterranean Gull: 3W

Caspian Gull: 1 the regular 1w bird showing well in the roost.

Little Gull: 4W

Kittiwake: 125W

Guillemot: N/C

At Scotney the Tundra Bean Goose was among the 100s of Greylags and a Black-necked Grebe at the Kent end.