Wednesday 5 September 2018


06.00-09.30 from the sea watch hide with AJG who collated the numbers:
Teal: 23W
Wigeon: 5W
Common Scoter: 3E  4W
Fulmar: 2E
Gannet 330
Sanderling: 6W
Great Skua: 3W
Arctic Skua: 8W
Mediterranean Gull: 5E
Sandwich Tern: 1430 West from 0600 to 0700
Common Tern: 320 West from 0600 to 0700
Little Tern: 3W
Black Tern: 52W
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 15+

A few Blackcaps, a Willow warbler and a Garden Warbler were trapped this morning even though the bushes appeared very quiet. 8+ Wheatears were along the beach and this afternoon a Pied Flycatcher more Willow Warblers and a Sedge Warbler were in a private garden.
A quick look at the Boulderwall fields saw 2 of the Cattle Egrets, though 4 were seen later by SM.
At the ARC from Hanson a fem/1w Goldeneye and 2 Pintail were my first of the Autumn, 5 Great White Egrets were present and 100s of Sand Martins with fewer numbers of House Martins and Swallows were feeding over the lakes.

13.15-14.45 from the fishing boats with AJG who collated the numbers:
Shoveller: 2W
Teal: 1W
Wigeon: 2E
Gannet: 70 around
Turnstone: 4E
Great Skua: 1W
Arctic Skua: 4W
Yellow-legged Gull: 2 around
Mediterranean Gull: 3E all 1st cal yr
Sandwich Tern: 212E
Common Tern: 38E
Harbour Porpoise: 10+
Grey Seal: 2
Common Seal: 1




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