Confiding Purps!

From The Point this morning many gulls feeding along the tide line, good numbers of Gannets and Kittiwakes mainly out on the horizon with a few Sandwich Terns and Auks. The picture above shows just a few of the 100s of Gulls on the sheltered side of The Point, feeding on plethora of Starfish, Sea Mice, Whelks and Scallops washed up by the stormy weather.

Scavenging along the tide line near the gulls, were 2 incredibly confiding Purple Sandpipers. Another sea watch mid afternoon was a re run of this mornings watch with 26 Common Scoter thrown in.

Following a call from MH I paid Scotney GP a visit to see a Long-tailed Duck which refused to lift its head in the half hour I was there even when a Marsh Harrier flew over. Another visit early afternoon found that it had moved further out into the pit. On the grass 150+ Golden Plover and the feral Barnacle Goose flock.

The Glossy Ibis is apparently still present on the ARC though now more mobile. On the reserve still 3+ Great White Egrets and 2 Black-necked Grebes also 28 Tree Sparrows at Boulderwall Farm and the usual Marsh Harriers.
From Plodland 18 Red-legged Partridege in the field opposite.