Friday, 5 April 2024

05/04/2024

Some of the 100s of Gannets that passed West this morning
A relatively entertaining sea watch this morning, though a disappointing number of species.

06.20-10.20 with RW, JY, PE from the sea watch hide. Wind SW6-7  Rain  Temp 12°  

Brent Goose: 78E   (7 parties)
Common Scoter: 242E    
Great-crested Grebe: 2E  
Avocet: 1E
Dunlin: 3E
Kittiwake: 4E    8W     
Little Gull: 7E
Black-headed Gull: 6E
Mediterranean Gull:3E
Common Gull: 51E
Great Black-backed Gull: 14E
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 307E 
Common Tern: 53E
Great Skua: 1E
Arctic Skua: 2E
Guillemot: 5E   
Red-throated Diver: 21E   
Fulmar: 2E    14W
Manx Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 52E   714W
Cormorant: 17 around
Meadow Pipit: 27 in
Grey Seal: 1
Most of the rest of the day was taken up with domestic stuff, so I didn't get a chance to look for the male Redstart found at the Polish memorial by PE this morning.
I did get out for a couple of hours this evening, parking at Springfield Bridge I walked to Firth and back, I encountered at least 5 Sedge Warblers around Denge Marsh but little else. On Burrowes still at least 4 Little Gulls and the Great Northern Diver but again nothing new.
A 1st summer Little Gull from Makepiece this evening
I couldn't resist image of a Mallard at Dengemarsh his evening


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