Tuesday 5 March 2019

Short-eared Owl!

08.15-10.00 from the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 365E
Red-throated Diver: 16E  1W
Great-crested Grebe: c200 on
Fulmar: 2W
Gannet: c25 around
Cormorant: c500 around
Kittiwake: 6E
Sandwich Tern: 2W
Auk: 8E    2W
Harbour Porpoise: 1
A rather slow day avian wise around the peninsular, some nice birds around but most have been here for some time. The drake Smew and the Black-necked Grebe were both seen at Xmas Dell per PB, the Cattle Egrets, Great White Egrets, Whooper Swans and 12+ Ruff are all still present, 2 Bitterns were booming today per the work party and 2 Swallows over the ARC late afternoon per CT were obviously new in, also new today was the Short-eared Owl hunting by the reserve entrance track.
 The 4 cattle Egrets were still around the horse paddocks late morning
The Whooper Swans still in there chosen Kale field
 Late afternoon a Short-eared Owl was hunting over a field by the reserve entrance track


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