27/12/2020

Some of the 1,000s of Guillemots and Razorbills past the fishing boats on each the past few days 

Today was another for sea watching, with huge numbers of birds passing

My thanks to AJG, CP, RW and OL for helping to keep count:

08.00-12.00 from the fishing boats:

Brent Goose:16E

Velvet Scoter: 1W

Common Scoter: 97W

Red-breasted Merganser: 1W

Red-throated Diver: 117W     4E        4 on

Fulmar: 13W

Gannet: 1,069W

Cormorant: Present n/c

Turnstone: 7 on the beach

Kittiwake: 2,702W

Black-headed Gull: Present n/c

Little Gull: 1W juvenile

Mediterranean Gull: 11W

Common Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Great Skua: 3W

Guillemot: 5,592W

Razorbill: 8,388W

Grey Seal: 1

                                                Velvet Scoters past the fishing boats yesterday

Eider past the fishing boats yesterday

Red-throated Divers past the fishing boats a couple of days ago

100s of Gannets being seen most days

Juvenile Little Gull at the fishing boats today

Bonxie at The fishing boats. 3+ being seen daily

2w Caspian Gull at the fishing boats yesterday

There was 3 x 1w Caspian Gulls and a 3w Yellow-legged Gull on Burrowes this afternoon viewed from the new Firth viewpoint, also a couple of Goldeneye but still no Smew. The Glossy Ibis is still present but elusive, not so the the 100+ Greater White-fronted Geese frequenting Dengemarsh.

1w Iceland Gull at the fishing boats yesterday

A minimum of 4 Iceland Gulls have been around The Point the last few days possibly as many as 6.

2w Iceland Gull at the fishing boats yesterday

2w Iceland Gull at the fishing boats

2w Iceland Gull at The Patch

2w Iceland Gull at The Patch

2w Iceland Gull at The Patch

1w Iceland Gull on the beach at The Patch

1w Iceland Gull over The Patch

Marsh Harrier at Boulderwall