Sunday 1 October 2023

01/10/2023

A lovely warm morning, with the down side that the low autumn sun making sea watching in the morning quite difficult.
08.00-09.15 from the sea watch hide today

Brent Goose: 7W
Common Scoter: 12W    
Great-crested Grebe: 3 present
Kittiwake: 26W  
Mediterranean Gull: 12W
Sandwich Tern: 10W   
Great Skua: 1W  
Arctic Skua: 7W   1E
Guillemot: 1W
Razorbill: 23W
Auk sp: 34W
Gannet: 40E   34W      
Cormorant: Present n/c
Swallow: c300 out
Meadow Pipit: c100 out
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Grey Seal: 1
As has been the case for for seemingly forever the ARC and Boulderwall have been the most interesting, with Little Stints, Ruff, Common Snipe, Garganey, Glossy Ibis, the 3 species of Egrets, Hobby, etc. Though Burrowes has been hosting a Curlew Sandpiper from the Firth Fence, Apart from Great Black-backed Gulls and the odd Yellow-legged Gull few Gulls have been coming to Burrowes to roost.
A Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs can be found just about anywhere on the peninsular, a Dartford warbler has been residing in The Desert and decent numbers of Hirundines have been passing through but little of note.
2 Little Stints from Hanson Hide
Garganey from Hanson hide
Glossy Ibisfrom Hanson hide

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