Sunday 7 April 2024

07/04/2024

A very poor sea watch this morning, hopefully better to come.
06.30-08.30 with TH, OL from the sea watch hide.  Wind SW 5-7   Temp 10°  

Brent Goose: 68E   (4 parties)
Common Scoter: 90E   
Great-crested Grebe: 2 present  
Kittiwake: 11E         
Black-headed Gull: 6E
Mediterranean Gull: 17E
Common Gull: 39E
Great Black-backed Gull: 17E
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 112E 
Common Tern: 3E
Auk Sp: 13E  
Red-throated Diver: 4E  
Fulmar: 1E  
Gannet: 8E  34W
Cormorant: 8 around
Carrion Crow: 20W
Swallow: 1W
Little Egret over the top of the Long Pits
A wander around the top of the Long Pits mid morning found several each of Willow Warbler and Blackcap with a few Swallows over.
Great White Egret Hay Field 3
Early afternoon at Dengemarsh found more Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail. A Great White Egret on Hay Field 3 was a surprise as I thought they had all gone, I assume this bird is non breeder as still has a yellow bill. At Hookers a Nightingale was singing half heartedly on the island, several Willow Warblers were there, also a Lesser Whitethroat and plenty of Sedge Warblers.

In coming Ring Ouzel
This lovely bird was found in the Desert by the DBO assistant warden Tom Wright



Probably a Greenland Wheatear in The Desert
European Wheatear in The Desert

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