Saturday, 11 April 2015

1w Iceland Gull!

With the wind swinging round to the the SW and a drop in the temperature there was a corresponding drop in the off shore passage.
06.15-08.15 numbers kindly collated by AJG.            14.00-16.00 
Brent Goose: 559 E                                                    28E
Common Scoter: 117 E                                               12E                
Red-breasted Merganser: 5 E
Red throated Diver: 12 E                                             12E
Black throated Diver: 1 E                                              1W
Fulmar: 17 E
Gannet: 55 W                                                             15 o/s
Oystercatcher: 29 E
Whimbrel:                                                                    4E
Bonxie: 2 E                                                                  1W
Arctic Skua: 3 E
Kittiwake:                                                                    2W
Mediterranean Gull: 3 around
Sandwich Tern: 104 E                                                 27E                                                       Common Tern: 11 E                                                     3E
Auk sp: 4E
In the roost at The Patch a 1w Iceland Gull was found by DW and a probable Glaucous x Herring Gull hybrid. 
 1w Iceland Gull
Probable Glaucous x Herring Gull?
 Both White Wingers
Slavonian Grebe
On the New Diggings the Slavonian Gull still present also 2 Swallows and a Sand Martin.
On Scotney the drake Scaup still present and the 2 Cattle Egrets could be seen around the Brickwall Farm fields.
On the reserve a Ring Ouzel and 2 Whimbrel per PT. 

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