Nodding birder

At The Patch this morning 2 Juvenile Mediterranean Gulls and an adult Yellow Legged Gull on the beach among the Black Headed, Herring and Black Backed Gulls.

c90 minutes at the fishing boats this morning was slow with highlights of the usual Little Gull patrolling the shore line 6 Sanderling and 4 Turnstone. Off shore small numbers of Common and Sandwich Terns a few Gannets, c150 Common Scoter flew east and 4+ Harbour Porpoises.

At the ARC from the Screen the highlight was 3 Green Sandpipers. By the pines 2-3 Willow Warblers and little else.   

Mediterranean Gull from the fishing boats

 This afternoon another 2 and half hours at the fishing boats was so good I fell asleep on the fishing nets! I did see 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls fly west as did an adult and juvenile Little Tern, 40+ Common Scoter flew east and the usual Common and Sandwich Terns feeding off shore.

Common Sandpiper from Makepiece Hide

 As I was driving across The Causeway late this afternoon I received a message from SB about a Spoonbill on Burrowes from Makepiece. A few minutes later I was watching the Spoonbill in normal pose asleep! While I was in Makepiece a Common Sandpiper flew in and the 2 Egyptian Geese could be seen.

Spoonbill from Firth Hide

 While watching the Spoonbill from Firth a hide a Peregrine flew in and spooked all the gulls and waking the Spoonbill.

Peregrine from Firth Hide