02/02/2026

A few Pintails on the move this morning

  07.50-10.00 from the hide with JY, RW, OL  Wind ESE 4 Temp 6º

Brent Goose: 16E

Shelduck: 3E

Gadwall: 2E

Wigeon: 11E  

Pintail: 33E      6W 

Teal: 6W

Common Scoter: 15E     

Dunlin: 95E      150W

Kittiwake: 78E     36W

Black-headed Gull: present

Mediterranean Gull: 1E    

Common Gull: present

Herring Gull: present

Great Black-backed Gull: present 

Razorbill: 548E

Guillemots: 822E 

Red-throated Diver: 356E       22W

Fulmar: 1E

Gannet: 196E   

Cormorant: 4,000+present

Grey Seal: 1 present

Another rather gloomy day on Walland Marsh, but no near as bad as yesterday when Neil Burt found 7 grey geese late afternoon which he thought were Tundra Bean Geese, but due to how far the birds were away from any viewing position and the rain he was unable to certain.

Late this morning the birds were still distant and ID was still uncertain. Early afternoon the Geese moved position and when I re-found them they were nearer to a viewing position allowing us to eventually ID them as 4 Tundra Bean Geese and 3 Pink-footed Geese. There were also at least 13 Whitefronts present. 

3 Pink-footed Geese with Whitefronts and a Greylag, Walland Marsh today

Tundra Bean Geese, Walland Marsh today

Nadine the Bewick Swan bearing a satellite tracking neck collar, this LINK allows you to follow her as she moves, as well as being able to see where she came from, an excellent web site.

Tree Sparrows on Walland Marsh today, there are pockets of them scattered around the marsh.

Lesser Whitethroat (halimodendri ) still in the garden at dusk

Whooper Swans at the back of the sand pit yesterday