adult Caspian Gull
As the wind was 6-8 westerly when I arrived at the fishing boats this morning I wasn't expecting to stay very long, however 7 hrs later I was still there admiring a new 1w Caspian Gull spotted by DW coming into the puddles. The morning started well with a stunning adult Caspian Gull drifting up and down the shoreline, then a Little Gull flew west (very scarce this year), followed by a Sooty Shearwater going west close inshore, next I spotted a small dark bird flitting in the wave troughs, I eventually got my scope onto
it and was surprised to see it was a Common Snipe! In between the highlights 1,000+ Gannets, 2 Bonxies and some Auks.
08.15-13.15 14.00-14.45 joined by BM,DW, MH and PT
Common Scoter: 2W
Red-breasted Merganser: 5W
Red-throated Diver: 14W 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 344 flew west from Lade Bay
Fulmar: 4W
Sooty Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 1,010 W 7E
Cormorant: 150+ around
Turnstone: 7+ around
Dunlin: 2W
Sanderling: 5E
Common Snipe: 1W
Great Skua: 2W
Mediterranean Gull: 1W
Yellow-legged Gull: 2 adults around
Caspian Gull: 2 (adult + 1w)
Little Gull: 1W
Kittiwake: 53W
Guillemot: 145W
Razorbill: 2W
Auk sp: 45W
Other news the Long-eared Owl returned to its chosen perch today after going missing yesterday, also 16 Bewick Swans on Walland Marsh in fields near the wind farm viewable from the A259 per BM
adult Caspian Gull
adult Caspian Gull
Little Gull
Gannets
Guillemots
Common Snipe
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