07/01/2025

 

One of this mornings Mediterranean gulls

A bitterly cold morning in the hide, at least we were dry and out of the wind , 1.5 hrs was enough.

08.00-9.30  with OL, RW

Kittiwake:127W   

Black-headed Gull:  100s W

Mediterranean Gull: 2W

Common Gull:  100s W

Herring Gull: 1,000s W

Caspian Gull: 2W (2 x 1w)

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Guillemot: 8W    9E  

Razorbill: 3W 

Auk: 104W      17E

Red-throated Diver: 72W   16E  

Gannet: 35W       

Cormorant: 1,000s+ around

Common Seal: 2

On the reserve the 2 Great Norther Divers ,Long-tailed Duck and 4 Greater White-fronted Geese were still present. Bewick and Whooper Swans were reported as still present on Walland Marsh today.

I had a bit of fun using my Thermal Imager this afternoon finding 2 Jack Snipe without flushing them and a Bittern.

Without the Thermal Imager I would not have found these 2 Jack Snipe

Terrible images of the bittern found with the aid of the Thermal Imager in near darkness at the ARC from Hanson Hide