Friday 22 March 2024

22/03/2024

Great-crested Grebe with Stickleback from Hanson late morning

This mornings sea watch was probably the poorest watch of the year so far!

06.30-08.30 with RW from the sea watch hide.  Wind WSW5  Temp 10° light rain 

Brent Goose: 4E
Common Scoter: 19E   
Great-crested Grebe: 2 present 
Oystercatcher: 3E
Kittiwake: 9E 
Mediterranean Gull: 3E     1W
Great Black-backed Gull:  present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 5E   
Guillemot: 9E   3W
Auk sp: 34E       25W
Red-throated Diver: 36E   2W   
Gannet: 92E   17W      32 present
Cormorant: 14 present
Peregrine: 3 tussling over power station, intruder chased SW out to sea.
Harbour Porpoise: 4

My first 3 Swallows and a Sand Martin of the year over misty ARC this morning, also my first Kingfisher of the year there, a couple of Siskins flew through and a few Chiffchaffs were obvious new arrivals. The Black-throated Diver was also there but flew over onto Burrowes mid afternoon.
A fly catching first summer Little Gull on Burrowes this afternoon

A fly catching Black-headed Gull with a near adult Little Gull on Burrowes this afternoon
What I consider to be a "Littoralis" Rock Pipit fly catching on the raft in front of Dennis's Hide this afternoon
Great Northern Diver on Burrowes this afternoon
Drake Goldeneye on Burrowes in the rain


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