06/01/2025

Young male Sparrowhawk hunting from my garden fence late this morning

A very windy and at times damp in the sea watch hide this morning. Wind 8-10 with frequent showers  8º

08.00-10.00  with OL, RW

Grey Plover: 1W

Kittiwake:109W   

Little Gull: 2E  

Black-headed Gull:  Present n/c

Common Gull:  Present n/c

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Caspian Gull: 2W (1w + 2w)

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Guillemot:16W    7E   

Auk: 6W      2E

Red-throated Diver: 4W   3E  

Fulmar: 10W

Gannet: 302W       

Cormorant: 1,000s+ around 

4 Greater White-fronted Geese still present on Boulderwall Fields this afternoon

It was a very quiet day with no other news from the local area. I think the cold wind kept everyone away.

Tufted Duck splashdown on the ARC this afternoon