Saturday 5 October 2019

Saturday 05/10/2019

06.50-09.50 from the sea watch hide with RW, SO & AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Brent Goose: 613W
Shelduck: 4W
Mallard: 3W
Teal: 2W
Wigeon: 12W
Common Scoter: 98W
Red-throated Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 1W
Gannet: 499W
Cormorant: present n/c
Ringed Plover: 1E
Dunlin: 3W
Curlew: 1E
Great Skua: 1W
Arctic Skua: 12W
Kittiwake: 74W
Mediterranean Gull: 11E
Glaucous Gull: 1 adult east at 09.30 an unprecedented record for early October.
Auk sp: 52W
Swallow: 43 out
Meadow Pipit: 49 in
Goldfinch: 65E

A wander around the trapping area found good numbers of Chiffchaffs, a few Goldcrests, small number of Hirundines over, 13 Continental Song Thrushes, 6 Reed Buntings and a Sparrowhawk of note.

13.45-15.15 from the fishing boats with AJG, RW et al:

Brent Goose: 193W    6E
Teal: 54W    1E
Wigeon: 1W
Common Scoter: 90W   7E
Red-throated Diver: 1W    1 on
Great-crested Grebe: 2 around
Gannet: 17W    3E
Great Skua: 1W
Arctic Skua: 1W    4 around
Little Gull: 1W adult
Kittiwake: 4W   1E
Mediterranean gull: 8 around
Sandwich tern: 10W    20E
Common Tern: 1 around
Razorbill: 3W
Auk sp: 4W    2E
Harbour Porpoise: 3+
Grey Seal: 1

This evening at the ARC Egret roost 8 Great White, 3 Cattle and 13 Little Egrets came in. 2 Merlins flew out towards the Open Pits, along with c500 Jackdaws. c200 Hirundines dropped into the ARC at last light and appeared to roost in the reeds in front of the screen hide.



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