Another thoroughly miserable,e cold, wet day on the peninsular, the rain finally stopping late afternoon.
An hours sea watch from the comfort of the car near the fishing boats was remarkable for the modest passage of Kittiwakes.
09.30-10.30
Common Scoter: 1 down
Red-throated Diver: 18 down 1 up
Fulmar: 1 down
Gannet: 108 down
Great Skua: 1 up then down a few minutes later
Mediterranean Gull: 3 down
Kittiwake: 446 down
Auk: 207 down
An hours sea watch from the comfort of the car near the fishing boats was remarkable for the modest passage of Kittiwakes.
09.30-10.30
Common Scoter: 1 down
Red-throated Diver: 18 down 1 up
Fulmar: 1 down
Gannet: 108 down
Great Skua: 1 up then down a few minutes later
Mediterranean Gull: 3 down
Kittiwake: 446 down
Auk: 207 down
The Cattle Egrets present and correct this morning if a bit soggy.
At Scotney the 1w drake Scaup still present but I was unable to locate any Black-necked Grebes.
A quick look at the back of Scotney found 12 Tree Sparrows, 24 Corn Buntings, 5 Little Egrets and 9 Little grebes of note.
Out on Walland Marsh The Bewick Swans and Whooper Swan still tho distant. Feeding under a hedge c100mts long no less than 70 Song Thrushes, 15 Redwing, c100 Fieldfare, c40 Blackbirds, 6 Mistle Thrushes and c40 Chaffinches. Elsewhere on the marsh c2,000 Lapwing, c1,000 Golden Plover, a flock of c25 Linnets and a couple of vocal Bearded Tits along with a Merlin and the ubiquitous Marsh Harriers and Common Buzzards
Superb male Hen Harrier also present late morning 20 metres or so from the swans
ReplyDeleteThere are 2 males frequenting the marsh but very difficult to pin down. I don't seem to have much luck with them.
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