Sheltering from the East Wind!

A strong easterly wind again made for another cold day, though the hide was relatively comfortable.
07.00-11.00 from the sea watch hide with AJG who kindly collated the numbers & JTM
Brent Goose: 1E
Shelduck:  2E
Gadwall: 2E
Wigeon: 9E
Teal: 2E
Eider: 10E
Common Scoter: 14E
Velvet Scoter: 1E
Goldeneye: 1E male 
Goosander: 2E
Red-breasted Merganser: 11E    2W
Red-throated Diver: 46E
Black-throated Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 67E
Red-necked Grebe: 1W
Gannet:1,884E
Merlin: 1 hunting offshore
Lapwing: 7 out
Turnstone: 1 around
Great Skua: 1E
Mediterranean Gull: 2E   3 around
Kittiwake: c60 around
Sandwich Tern: 3 around
Razorbill: 8E
Guillemot: 7E
Auk sp: 219E

Cattle Egret over the reserve entrance track this morning

13.30- 15.00 from the shelter of the fishing boats joined by MH & JTM.
Brent Goose: 1E   1W
Wigeon: 22W
Red-breasted Merganser: 3E
Red-throated Diver: 8E    1W    2on
Great-crested Grebe: 31E
Gannet: 102E
Golden Plover: 2 out
Mediterranean Gull: 2E
Kittiwake: c100 around
Razorbill: 46E
Guillemot: 12E
Auk sp: 34E
Skylark: 1 behind beach
Harbour Porpoise: 1+
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1
I joined DW late afternoon on the reserve where 1,000s of Gulls came in to the roost but we could only find a single 1w Caspian Gull and 3+ Yellow-legged Gulls in the gloom.
In the near dark 5 adult Bewick swans were roosting on the ARC.