Vis Mig and a Bat!

 

 Juvenile Pomarine Skua

Vis migging today from The Point with MH,DW and AJG who kindly collated the numbers

07.00-10.45                                                     14.30-16.00                                                            
Wigeon:    3W
Common Scoter:  10E    8W
Great-crested Grebe:                                           13 around
Gannet:       65W                                                 36W
Kestrel: 1W coasting
Merlin: 1 hunting offshore
Sparrowhawk: 1E coasting
Oystercatcher: 3E
Turnstone: 1 around                                             2 around
Bar-tailed Godwit: 2W
Pomarine Skua: 1 juv around                               1 juv around
Arctic Skua: 4W  2 around                                   2W   2 around                                
Sandwich Tern:   76W                                          42W        33E
Auk sp: 3W                                                            5W
House Martin: 72 out
Swallow: 164 out
Skylark: 10W
Pied Wagtail: 27W
Meadow Pipit: 204W
Goldfinch: 12W
Redpoll: 33W
Siskin: heard only on six occasions
Linnet: 209W
Reed Bunting: 5W
Grey Seal:                                                                1
Harbour Porpoise: 2+                                              3+

Juvenile Pomarine Skua

Whiskered Bat???

News of a Bat species in Makepiece Hide changed my plans of going to The Patch. On arrival at the hide it was very easy to see and totally oblivious to visitors. Tentative identification is a Whiskered Bat, hopefully the experts will let know.

Also from Makepiece a Little Grebe below the hide, also 5 of the 8 Great white Egrets on the reserve could be seen.

Little Grebe

From the entrance track of the reserve a satellite tagged Lesser Black Backed Gull in the reserve along with several colour ringed Gulls. 

Satellite tagged Lesser-black Backed Gull JE9C