Tuesday 14 February 2017

It was nice to get out this morning for a while after being tied up with loads of domestic stuff lately.
08.45-09.30 from the turning circle loads of birds but no surprises:
Red-throated Diver: 284 up
Great-crested Grebe: present n/c
Fulmar: 2 up
Gannet: 24 up
Cormorant: many present n/c
Kittiwake: 12 up
Guillemot: 1,000+ up
Razorbill: 21 up

The Slavonian Grebe was still on The New Diggings viewed from the causeway at the southern end.
The Ring-necked Duck was still on Cook's Pool with a Great White Egret.
No sign of the Long-eared Owl at the Dipping Pool or any Scaup on Burrowes. In a circular walk of the reserve passerines were virtually non existent, a drake and 2 red head Smew were the highlights.
Fox behind Dengemarsh Hide
Back at the beach this afternoon in the company of MH 14.30-16.00:
Common Scoter: 44 up    18 down
Red-throated Diver: 32 up      13 down
Fulmar: 1 up
Gannet: 7 down
Oystercatcher: 6 up
Kittiwake: 9 up
Guillemot: c200 around
Razorbill: c10 around

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