Friday 3 November 2017

07.00-08.00 from the sea watch hide many thanks to AJG for collating the numbers:
Brent Goose: 58 down
Shelduck: 6 down
Red-throated Diver: 2 up
Common Scoter: 3 up
Gannet: 153 down
Peregrine: 1 in with prey
Great Skua: 4 up   1 down
Mediterranean gull: 1 down
Razorbill 4 up
Auk sp: 51 up   2 down
Starling: c750 in
The rest of the morning was spent around The Point seeing very little, a few each of Redpoll, Siskin, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting and Skylarks over, a few Goldcrests in the bushes, also there are still at least 2 Dartford Warblers around.
 Dotterel at the ARC from Hanson
From Hanson the Dotterel still present with c400 Golden Plover, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff, a Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, 6 Common Snipe, a Black-necked Grebe and the usual Egrets, Marsh Harriers and wildfowl.
On the reserve 2 Continental Coal Tits in the scrub at Denge Marsh per LH & PH.
Dotterel at the ARC from Hanson
14.05-16.15 from the fishing boats with AJG,LH, PH, MH, CP et al
Brent Goose 1 down
Mallard: 1 down
Common Scoter: 6 up
Red throated Diver 3 down
Great-crested Grebe: 5 around
Gannet 267down
Oystercatcher: 1 down
Turnstone: 1 around
Great Skua: 3 down
Arctic Skua: 1 down
Mediterranean Gull: 19 down
Little Gull: 2 down
Kittiwake: 653 down
Sandwich Tern: 14 down
Guillemot 3 on
Razorbill 9 on
Auk sp up 4 
Starling: 15 in
Harbour Porpoise: 4 

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