Wednesday 17 April 2019

Yet again most the day was spent sea watching as the land was once again quiet, apart from Willow warblers in The moat:
06.00-12.00 & 14.00-16.45 from the sea watch hide with AJG, BC,JC, RW, MH, DW, PT et al:
Brent Goose: 412E.  4W
Shelduck: 8E
Garganey: 9E
Shoveler: 4E
Common Scoter: 821E.  80W
Red-breasted Merganser: 5E
Red-throated Diver: 12E
Black-throated Diver: 1E
Fulmar: 7E   4W
Manx Shearwater: 1E
Gannet: 135E.    18W
Cormorant: present n/c
Shag: 1E (AJG & MH only)
Oystercatcher: 19E.  2W
Grey Plover: 2E
Whimbrel: 86E
Curlew: 10E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 13E
Knot: 1E
Kittiwake: 6E
Little Gull: 7E
Mediterranean Gull: 8E   4W
Common Gull: 247E
Sandwich Tern: 413E
Little Tern: 1E
Common Tern: 505E
Great Skua: 10E
Arctic Skua: 24E
Guillemot: 5E
Razorbill: 1E
Puffin: 1E
Auks sp: 3E
Swallow: 11 in
House Martin: 1 in
Harbour Porpoise: 20+
Elsewhere on the peninsular it seems the Common Crane, Cattle Egrets and Great White Egrets are all still present.
Lunar Marbled Brown which is scarce on the shingle down here, a new moth my trap. 

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