26/08/2025

Juvenile Hen Harrier over The Desert

Sea watching this morning and this afternoon was agin poor considering the date, no Shearwaters and just a handful of Arctic Skuas lingering off shore, very few Common Scoters and Waders.

The ARC only held 3 Ruff and 4 Common Sandpipers on note. Good numbers of Hirundines were moving through the peninsula along with a few Yellow Wagtails. Another Osprey flew through the peninsula then out to sea.

At Lade the Black Tern was still present along with 5 Black-necked Grebes,. Kerton Road roost held 500 Oystercatchers and 2 each of Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit. A dental appointment put an end to my time out birding.

The juvenile Hen Harrier spiralling up over the beach before flying out to sea

 

Sandwich Tern from the fishing boats this afternoon