With heavy Rain and strong Northerly winds this morning I was pleasantly surprised by the number of birds moving off shore today.
08.00-11.00 from The Point with DW.
Up Channel Down Channel
Brent Goose: 9 112
Shelduck: 17
Wigeon: 23 17
Teal: 1 58
Gadwall: 4
Common Scoter: 62
Long-tailed Duck: 3
Red-Breasted Merganser: 1 1
Great-crested Grebe: 3 around
Red-throated Diver: 5 + 1 on
Gannet: 331 36
Heron: 2 in
Merlin: 1 in
Turnstone: 3 on beach
Dunlin: 7
Bar-tailed Godwit: 1
Great Skua: 2
Pomarine Skua: 3
Kittiwake: 11
Mediterranean Gull: 127
Guillemot: 35 3
Razorbill: 7 1
Auk Sp: 12 7
Starling: 278 in
Chaffinch: 20 in
Grey Seal: 1+
Harbour Porpoise: 1+
Up Channel Down channel
Brent Goose: 96 70
Shelduck: 3
Wigeon: 4 13
Teal: 2
Mallard: 1
Goldeneye: 2
Common Scoter: 23 7
Eider: 1
Red-breasted merganser: 1
Goosander: 1 + 8 9
Great-crested Grebe: 7 around
Red-throated Diver: 5
Gannet: 223 43
Dunlin: 16
Knot: 23
Turnstone: 4 around
Lapwing: 18 out
Great Skua: 1
Kittiwake: 42
Mediterranean Gull: 17
Guillemot: 17
Starling: 12 in
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 2+
08.00-11.00 from The Point with DW.
Up Channel Down Channel
Brent Goose: 9 112
Shelduck: 17
Wigeon: 23 17
Teal: 1 58
Gadwall: 4
Common Scoter: 62
Long-tailed Duck: 3
Red-Breasted Merganser: 1 1
Great-crested Grebe: 3 around
Red-throated Diver: 5 + 1 on
Gannet: 331 36
Heron: 2 in
Merlin: 1 in
Turnstone: 3 on beach
Dunlin: 7
Bar-tailed Godwit: 1
Great Skua: 2
Pomarine Skua: 3
Kittiwake: 11
Mediterranean Gull: 127
Guillemot: 35 3
Razorbill: 7 1
Auk Sp: 12 7
Starling: 278 in
Chaffinch: 20 in
Grey Seal: 1+
Harbour Porpoise: 1+
2 Spoonbills among the Egrets from Dennis's Hide late morning
Goosanders past the fishing boats this afternoon
13.25-16.00 from the fishing boats joined by RW & MHUp Channel Down channel
Brent Goose: 96 70
Shelduck: 3
Wigeon: 4 13
Teal: 2
Mallard: 1
Goldeneye: 2
Common Scoter: 23 7
Eider: 1
Red-breasted merganser: 1
Goosander: 1 + 8 9
Great-crested Grebe: 7 around
Red-throated Diver: 5
Gannet: 223 43
Dunlin: 16
Knot: 23
Turnstone: 4 around
Lapwing: 18 out
Great Skua: 1
Kittiwake: 42
Mediterranean Gull: 17
Guillemot: 17
Starling: 12 in
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 2+
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