With a flat calm sea this mornings watch in the company of AJG was unsurprisingly a slow one, with just a few Gannets and usual fare. After an hour of tedium we walked around The Point hoping to find some lurking scarcity, but without success. We met OL who told us about a Pallas's Warbler that JD had found in the trapping area. Normally I wouldn't try for anything in the trapping area but it was a pleasant morning and I was at loose end, within seconds of arriving in the area it was seen we could hear it calling and very soon saw it, we saw at least 4 Firecrests, several Goldcrests and a Woodcock, Siskins and Redpolls were going over.
Vocal Pallas's Warbler in the trapping area
Skylark behind the fishing boats
Goldeneye at Scotney but I couldn't find the Long-tailed Duck
I had a walk along the front of Scotney to Jury's Gap which to be honest was disappointing, I was unable to locate the Long-tailed Duck, though a fine drake Goldeneye is fairly unusual at this site, a brief view of hunting ring tail Hen Harrier along the back of the lake was probably the highlight of a long walk. I couldn't have been further from the car when JD messaged that 2 Whooper Swans had arrived on the ARC, but they were still present when I arrived nearly 2 hours later.
Stonechat at Scotney
Newly arrived Whooper Swans on the ARC this afternoon
The Glossy Ibis still around Cooks Pool
On the reserve The Glossy Ibis was in it's usual spot and a Cattle Egret was nearby, on Burrowes a flock of 5 Ruff were flying around and as the light faded the Gulls came pouring in, among them at least 5 Caspian Gulls, 2 adult and 3 x 1w birds, I probably missed a few more.
Adult & 1w Caspian Gull (images takes at 4000 iso)
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