Friday 7 September 2018

This morning many House Martins, Sand Martins and Swallows over the peninsular, the Wryneck was still just south of the trapping area today, at least 3 each of Common Redstart and Whinchat, 2 Tree Pipits over, 10+ Wheatears around and a few Blackcaps, Common and Lesser Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers.
Wryneck
At The Patch 2 Black Terns and a 1st cal year Little Gull of note.
From Hanson another 2 Black Terns, 3 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Garganey among the wildfowl.
13 Great White Egrets on Burrowes Pit this afternoon per DC.
I arrived at the fishing boats this afternoon just as LH spotted an Osprey over Lade Bay.
14.00-15.45 from the fishing boats with LH,PH and AJG who collated the numbers:
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 43W
Osprey: 1 out
Kestrel: 1 out
Mediterranean Gull: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 423W
Common Tern: 102W
Swallow: 3 out
 1st calendar year Caspian Gull
1st calendar year Caspian Gull
Late afternoon Richard Smith was further along the beach feeding the Gulls, attracting 2 Caspian Gulls and 2 Yellow-legged Gulls.
 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull
2nd calendar year Caspian Gull

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