After yesterdays sea watching extravaganza, today was a return to normality at the fishing boats.
Myself and AJG 07.30-08.30 totals collated by AJG.
Red-throated Diver: 37w
Gannet: 6w
Teal: 10w
Common Scoter: 103w
Mediterranean Gull: 1w
Kittiwake: 3w
Guillemot: 289w
Razorbill:2w
In just under an hour spent in the trapping area I was unable to locate the Hume's Leaf Warbler but did see a Chiffchaff and a Redpoll.
On the ARC 3 Bewick Swans, 2 Great White Egrets, an Avocet, 4 red head Smew, 2 Goosanders, 2 Peregrines and several each of Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail calling.
On New Diggings a Great White Egret and the 2 Black-throated Divers still present.
At Scotney the 2 Tundra Bean Geese and the Long-tailed Duck were still present today.
From Plodland 7 Whitefronted Geese, 2 Great White Egrets, a Common Buzzard and the usual Marsh Harriers.
This afternoon while sitting in Makepiece Hide with The Joker news came through of a Ross's Gull past the point seen by David Walker. A few minutes later we joined him at the fishing boats in the hopes that the gull would come back, but that was not to be. Large numbers of Black-headed Gulls were moving along the shoreline westwards also a 1w Little Gull and a couple of Mediterranean Gulls. AJG went to The Patch as the light was fading hoping to see the Gull and reported 5-6,000 Black headed Gulls there making searching for the Ross's Gull difficult. I am sure we will be there first thing tomorrow with our fingers crossed. The Ross's Gull is a just reward for David, for the many long hours he has spent at the fishing boats in all weathers having good, bad and indifferent days. I guess today was one of the best and one he will long remember, congratulations David.
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| Bewick Swans on the ARC Pit. |
From Plodland 7 Whitefronted Geese, 2 Great White Egrets, a Common Buzzard and the usual Marsh Harriers.
This afternoon while sitting in Makepiece Hide with The Joker news came through of a Ross's Gull past the point seen by David Walker. A few minutes later we joined him at the fishing boats in the hopes that the gull would come back, but that was not to be. Large numbers of Black-headed Gulls were moving along the shoreline westwards also a 1w Little Gull and a couple of Mediterranean Gulls. AJG went to The Patch as the light was fading hoping to see the Gull and reported 5-6,000 Black headed Gulls there making searching for the Ross's Gull difficult. I am sure we will be there first thing tomorrow with our fingers crossed. The Ross's Gull is a just reward for David, for the many long hours he has spent at the fishing boats in all weathers having good, bad and indifferent days. I guess today was one of the best and one he will long remember, congratulations David.
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