17/01/2026

A line of Razorbills and Guillemots moving west past the sea watch hide

08.00-09.30 from the hide with OL,  Wind SSE3  Temp 7º

Brent Goose: 22E

Common Scoter: 4E

Kittiwake: 455W     c30 present 

Black-headed Gull: present

Common Gull: present

Herring Gull: present

Great Black-backed Gull: present 

Razorbill: 505W

Guillemot: 148W     

Auk sp: 369W      71E

Red-throated Diver: 97W   62E

Fulmar: 1W     1E

Gannet: 61W    21E

Cormorant: present

Grey Seal: 1 present

A line of Razorbills and Guillemots moving west past the sea watch hide

A fairly busy sea watch this morning but not a great deal of variety, good numbers of Kittiwakes but very few juvenile/1w birds amongst them, on the way to the sea watch at least 20 Cattle Egrets were in the Horse field opposite Homeleigh Farm.

My first Jack Snipe of the year around the ARC

Around the ARC I found my first Jack Snipe of the year with the help of my thermal imager, a pair of Bearded Tits were nearby as were at least 2 Water Rails and Cetti's Warblers, a Bittern made a short flight disappearing quickly into a reed bed. A pair of Ravens appeared to be mating on the top of the Water Tower.

A Great White Egret posing in front of the screen hide

2 Whooper Swans in the field opposite Cockles Bridge

 By 15.00 the light was very poor, the 2 Whooper Swans were in the field opposite Cockles Bridge, due to the poor light I called it a day. The Lesser Whitethroat is still in my garden for 19th day.