Saturday, 16 March 2019

More Howling Westerlies!

Little Gull over Dengemarsh
Another day of howling westerlies and drizzle making birding very uncomfortable to see very little.
06.30-09.00 from the sea watch hide with JTM and AJG who collated the numbers:
Brent Goose: 557E.    1W
Shelduck: 1W
Common Scoter: 1E
Red-throated Diver: 4E   1 on
Fulmar: 118W
Gannet: 244W
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 1E
Great Skua: 1E    4W
Kittiwake: 18W
Sandwich Tern: 1W
Guillemot: 26W
Auk sp: 13E
Little Gull at Dengemarsh
The highlight was the Little Gull at Dengemarsh found by Mike who had braved the weather to walk around the reserve. It or another was on Burrowes late afternoon, also a 2w Mediterranean Gull.
The 4 Cattle Egrets were in the sheep field opposite Green Hop Farm, I was unable to locate the Whooper Swans, though they may well have had their heads down. 





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