Sunday 15 May 2022

15/05/2022

One of several Spotted Flycatchers around the peninsular yesterday

An early start to the sea watch this morning, full of optimism in anticipation of flocks of Skuas and Terns very quickly replaced with reality.
05.00-09.05 & 13.35-14.35

Shoveler: 8E (2 +4 + 2) 5 drakes
Garganey: 2E pair at 06.13
Common Scoter: 86E     3W
Great-crested Grebe: 9 on
Fulmar: 6E
Gannet: 80E 12W
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 7E
Grey Plover: 2E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 2E
Knot: 8E
Dunlin: 1E
Sanderling: 34E
Kittiwake: 12E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 2E        1 present 1st summer
Common Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 4 on beach
Sandwich Tern: 17E
Common Tern: 5E
Arctic Skua: 1E
Auk sp: 2E 3W
Peregrine: 1 in
Swallow: 5 in
Harbour Porpoise: 3
Grey Seal: 1
Common Sandpiper on ARC from Hanson
Also at the ARC 2 Whimbrel and the usual Hobby's and Marsh Harriers. On Burrowes 3 Greenshanks, a Grey Plover and a Sanderling of note. A Spotted Redshank on the hay fields this morning. At Springfield Bridge around 17.30 RW found a Purple Heron, when I arrived at the viewing ramp a few minutes later it had disappeared into the reed beds and not seen again in the next hour. Though around 19.15 Fiona saw it and again twice more by dusk. So an early visit tomorrow.
Bittern from the ramp late afternoon while waiting for the Purple Heron NOT to show

The same Bittern at the top Of Cooks Pool viewed from the entrance track

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