Sea Watching!

4 Avocets moving east

07.00-10.15 & 13.00-17.00 JTM, OL, DW, MH,

Brent Goose: 996 up
Shelduck: 15 up.   1 down
Shoveler: 12 up
Garganey: 3 up
Pintail: 22 up
Common Scoter: 1,815 up      9 down
Red-breasted Merganser: 8 up   1 down
Red-throated Diver: 200 up    8 down
Great-crested Grebe: 78 around
Fulmar: 2 up      7 down
Gannet: 315 up
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 4 up
Avocet: 4 up
Great Skua: 1 up
Arctic Skua: 4 up
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 3 up
Common Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull present n/c
Little Gull: 72 up
Kittiwake: 14 up   3 down
Sandwich Tern: 490 up
Common Tern: 36 up
Guillemot: 13 up 30 around
Razorbill: 5 around
Auk sp: 51 up
Harbour Porpoise: 4+

Plenty of Chiffchaffs were reported around the area, along 3 Wheatears, a Willow Warbler a singing Blackcap and a few each of Firecrest and Goldcrest. The regular juvenile Glaucous Gull was on the reserve this afternoon. Brambling could be found around the feeders in the trapping area and the visitor centre feeders.