Little Gulls!

Most of the Little Gulls were close in shore

09.00-11.50 from the fishing boats with MH and DW. The first hour of the watch was in atrocious conditions, thankfully the boats gave us shelter from the worst of the weather.
Brent Goose: 10E       12W
Teal: 31E
Common Scoter: 4W
Red-breasted Merganser: 1W
Red-throated Diver: 7W    6E
Great-crested Grebe: N/C
Gannet: 24W
Cormorant: c300 around
Oystercatcher: 124E
Turnstone: 3 around
Knot: 1E
Great Skua: 1W
Little Gull: 120W Only 1 juvenile!!!!
Mediterranean Gull: 4E
Kittiwake: 58W
Guillemot: 134W
Razorbill: 2W
Auk sp: 23W   13E

Little Gulls

Brent Geese passing the fishing boats

At the fish hut the 1w Caspian Gull was showing extremely well also a colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull there.

1w Caspian Gull by the fish hut

JH485 Great Black-backed Gull by the fish hut (ringed at Tromso north of the arctic circle per DW)

A quick visit to a very busy reserve saw a couple of Peregrines, Marsh Harriers and a red head Smew of note, though the Long-eared Owl was still present, also the Penduline Tit and a Shag were reportedly still present.

At Scotney the Tundra Bean Goose and a single Greater White-fronted Goose among the Greylags, little else was seen in the windswept conditions.

Late afternoon in the Willow Trail 2 Chiffchaffs of note and a red head Smew from Hanson.