Sunday 16 December 2018

Harrier Roost!

07.45-11.00 from the fishing boats with DW, LH, PH,& AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Teal: 2W
Shoveler: 6W
Common Scoter: 289W
Velvet Scoter: 1W
Eider: 7W
Red-throated Diver: 275W
Great-crested Grebe: 127 around
Gannet: 240W
Cormorant: N/c but numerous
Turnstone: 9 around
Kittiwake: 138W
Mediterranean Gull: 15 around
Guillemot: 27W
Razorbill: 7W
Auk sp: 169W
The 3 Cattle Egrets were still around the Boulderwall Fields and the 10 Bewick Swans still from Cockles Bridge. Early afternoon at least 2 adult Caspian Gulls and an adult Yellow-legged Gull were on Burrowes.
Late afternoon doing the Harrier count at my allotted Reed Bed in the company of LH & PH, $ Marsh Harriers roosted and at least another 10 birds had a looked then moved on, also a Ring-tail Hen Harrier roosted,4 Great White Egrets were seen and a Peregrine.







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