Harbour Porpoise washed up near the sea watch hide
07.55-09.30 from the hide with RW & OL. Wind ENE3 4º
Wigeon: 2E
Common Scoter: 4E
Great Crested Grebe: 32E
Oystercatcher: 17E
Sandwich Tern: 1E
Kittiwake: 4E
Black-headed Gull: present
Common Gull: present
Herring Gull: present
Great Black-backed Gull: present
Auk sp: 445E
Red-throated Diver: 341E
Great Northern Diver: 1E
Gannet: 223E
Cormorant: 7,000 present
Most of the rest of my day was spent around Walland Marsh/Scotney looking at Geese and Swans. Around the lanes a few Tree Sparrows, Yellowhammers and Corn Buntings can be found, but winter Thrushes are pretty much non existent here at the moment.
The reserve is fairly quiet now as there are very few Gulls coming in now the NE gales have abated. There are still no Smew or Goosander and just a handful of Goldeneye, Bitterns can been seen at the ARC with a llittle patience. The work at Boulderwall seems to have come to an end so I'm hopeful that some of the Walland Marsh wild Geese will drop in to what looks to be great habitat.
Some of a party of 22 Greater White-fronted Geese from Dennes Lane, Walland Marsh
A single Tundra Bean Goose was with the Dennes Lane Whitefronts
2 Bewick Swans were enjoying this puddle at Midley, on Walland Marsh
Some of the 32 Tundra Bean Geese viewed from Hook Wall
The Scaup on Scotney main pit viewed from the double bends refused to lift its head
Dutch Green ringed L9 Caspian Gull still hanging around on Burrowes this afternoon
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