This weekend has had that end of season feeling with cooler weather moving in. Sea watching has been slow, with the usual rush early morning of Auks coming out of the bay along with a few Little Gulls, Kittiwakes and Gannets. There was a small increase in wildfowl but nothing out of the ordinary, Starlings continue to arrive throughout the day in very average numbers.
The Starling murmuration at the ARC is getting bigger perhaps 10,000 birds, a long way short of 100,000+ of yester year. Several Bitterns and Kingfishers are usually seen from Hanson during the wait for the murmuration.
The main reserve is still very quiet avian wise, quite possibly due to the ongoing maintenance of the lakes and the excavation of new scrapes, and installation of anti predator fences at Boulderwall.
Scotney has also been quiet with just a single Black-necked Grebe of any note there. Walland is also quiet, with no winter Swans or Thrushes yet, though a grey male Hen Harrier was seen today. Hopefully the cooler weather will bring some winter visitors.
2 Lapwing East past the fishing boats this afternoon, unusual on a sea watch here
Shelduck east past the fishing boats this afternoon
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