Tuesday 27 March 2018

A Miserable Day!

A fairly miserable and damp watch this morning with rain blowing straight through the slats into the hide.
08.00-10.30 from the sea watch hide with JTM:
Brent Goose: 125 up  2 down
Shelduck: 3 up
Shoveler: 2 down
Pintail: 4 up
Common Scoter: 15 up
Red-throated Diver: 6 up  13 down
Great-crested Grebe: 5 up    4+ on
Fulmar: 18 up
Gannet: 206 up
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 9 up
Great Skua: 1 u[
Arctic Skua: 2 up
Kittiwake: 37 up
Sandwich Tern: 26 up
Guillemot: 47 up
Auk sp: 214 up
 Juvenile Glaucous Gull at the fishing boats today

 Firecrest in the scrub by the beach car park this afternoon. Still plenty around.
At least 3 Brambling at the visitor centre feeding station today
Late afternoon a Merlin flew over Burrowes towards the Open Pits, at Cooks Pool 2+ White Wagtails of note. From the screen hide a bittern booming half heartedly.

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