Some of the Hirundines on The Point this morning
This mornings stroll around the trapping area with AJG was notable for the large number of Hirundines over the whole of the peninsula, also good numbers of Chiffchaffs, a few Blackcaps, Lesser Whitethroats, Goldcrests, a couple each of Wheatears and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Sedge Warbler and a few Meadow Pipits over.
Great White Egret from Hanson
Great White Egret from Hanson
In 2 visits to the ARC viewing from Hanson, 4 Little Stints, a Curlew Sandpiper, 39 Black-tailed Godwits, a Curlew, 18 Dunlin and a Garganey among the usual Lapwings and wildfowl all frequently being flushed by Marsh Harriers and a Peregrine. The Great White Egrets have been particularly showy catching tiny fish in front the hide. A juvenile Water Rail has also been showing there but so far has not bee fully in the open while I have been there.
Great White Egret from Hanson
Great White Egret from Hanson
Juvenile Water Rail from Hanson
On the sward at Scotney 30+ Curlew, a Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Turnstone among the masses of feral geese.
Arctic Skua at the fishing boats
15.00-16.30 from the fishing boats with PH, E.H & AJG who kindly collated the numbers:Common Scoter: 12 up
Great-crested Grebe: 1 around
Gannet 28 down
Arctic Skua . between min 14 and max of 19 (difficult to be specific with birds going both up and down
Sandwich Tern 226 down
Kittiwake: 1 on
Guillemot: 1down
Male Sparrowhawk in my garden this evening
WW11 airplane engine brought ashore by a fishing boat today
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