1˚ in NW wind this morning, so not surprising the watch was poor.
08.00-09.00 from the Hide with RW
Brent Goose: 15W
Shelduck: 5W
Common Scoter: 15W
Great-crested Grebe: 3E 2 present
Dunlin: 3W
Kittiwake: 3W. 38E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Common Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Guillemot: 1W
Auk: 7W. 8E
Red-throated Diver: 1W 10E 2 on
Gannet: 38W 9E
Cormorant: 383W 62E
Starling: 40W
Common Seal: 1
Grey Seal: 1
A very quiet days birding around the area, on the reserve the Grebes and and the Egrets still present, the only addition was a female Common Scoter on Denge Marsh.
Female Pochard from Hanson this morning, very little else of note there.
The local Little Owls were enjoying being out of the wind and in the sunshine
Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV still at the fishing boats this afternoon in its 5th winter here.