Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Leach's Petrel!


4hrs sea watching from the relative shelter of the fishing boats 08.00-12.00:
Wigeon: 2W
Common Scoter: 21W
Red-breasted Merganser: 2W (drakes)
Red-throated Diver: 12W
Great-crested Grebe: 17W      9 on sea
Fulmar: 1W
Leach’s Petrel: 1W  at 09.35  (My 220 sp for the year on the peninsular)
Gannet: 77W   3E
Cormorant: c250 around
Oystercatcher: 2E
Turnstone: 7 on beach
Kittiwake: 87W
Guillemot: 101W
Auk sp: 74W

Early afternoon at the puddles despite plenty of bread very few gulls appeared and definitely no Caspian Gull, though DW found one a couple of hours later.
A single Great White Egret on the New Diggings as I drove to Scotney, where nothing of note was found. From the double bends not single to be seen , not even on the islands.
late afternoon on the reserve the Long-eared Owl still on its chosen perch at the back of the dipping pool. From Makepiece 4 red Smew, 3 Marsh Harriers and a Kingfisher of note. Very few gulls came into the roost today and nothing of note among them.

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