Red-breasted Mergansers past the fishing boats in this mornings gloom
07.00-10.30 with CT, PS, DW, AJG, PT from the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 2W
Wigeon: 1W
Gadwall: 3W
Common Scoter: 10W 3E
Red-breasted Merganser: 3W
Red-throated Diver: 2W 2 on
Great-crested Grebe: 2E 4 on
Gannet: 320W
Cormorant: present n/c
Dunlin: 16W
Curlew: 1w
Kittiwake: 177W
Little Gull: 2W
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 2W
Common Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Lesser black-backed Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 218W
Guillemot: 234W
Razorbill: 698W
Auk sp: 1,051W
Starling: 960 in
Harbour Porpoise: 2
An uninspiring watch, but withe dearth of passerines around the peninsular at least the Auks were something to look at. Only 2 more days left in October for me to see a Firecrest or Goldcrest, am I going to go the whole Autumn without seeing a Crest?
Adult Yellow-legged Gull behind the fishing boats this afternoon
Shoveler past the boats this afternoon
14.00-15.00 from the fishing boats:
Shoveler: 17W
Gannet: 17W
Turnstone: 1 around
Sandwich Tern: 9W
Guillemot: 4W
Razorbill: 3W
Auk sp: 9W