Tuesday 15 January 2019

A Quiet Day!

08.30-10.00 from the fishing boats joined by DW & PW:
Greylag Goose: 1over then inland
Velvet Scoter: 2W
Red-throated Diver: 1E  1W   3 on
Great-crested Grebe: c100 around
Gannet: c40 around
Cormorant: N/C. 100s present
Oystercatcher: 2E
Turnstone: 2 around
Great Skua: 2E
Kittiwake: c40W
Guillemot: 200+ moving into Rye Bay + off shore
Razorbill: 1,200+ mainly moving into Rye Bay + off shore
Harbour Porpoise: 2 off shore

At least 3 Cattle Egrets are still present in Horse Paddocks north of Boulderwall Farm.

A Great White Egret was the only notable bird at Brett's Marina. 2 Firecrests were in on the Sallows opposite Wraxalls Aggregates.

At Scotney singles of Pink-footed Goose and Greater White-fronted Goose per PW.

Early afternoon on Burrowes from VC with MH a drake Goldeneye was the only notable among the black slick of Cormorants.

This afternoon I joined CP at Harrier roost on Walland Marsh where 8 Marsh Harriers came into roost, also a Barn Owl showed itself quite well and a Common Buzzard flew over and several Water Rail were calling from the reed bed.

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