Another day of strong SW winds and heavy blustery showers meant a day of sea watching.
Rock Pipit this morning, the first to be ringed at the observatory for many years
06.45-10.30 from the hide: with AJG, CP, LH & PHBrent Goose: 5W
Common Scoter: 2W. 14E
Red-throated diver: 1W
Balearic Shearwater: 15W
Gannet: 408W
Marsh harrier: 1 out
Merlin: 1 in
Great skua: 2W
Arctic Skua: 60W. 5 around
Mediterranean Gull: 4W
Yellow-legged Gull: 1W
Sandwich Tern: 610W
Common Tern: 8W
Guillemot: 4W
Razorbill: 16W
Auk sp: 24W 6E
Meadow Pipit: 600in
Swallow: 200 out
After lunch and a few domestic chores it was back to sea, this time from the fishing boats.
13.30- 17.00 joined by AJG, PH, LH, JTM, DW, PT, SM
Great-crested Grebe: 9 around
Red-throated Diver: 2W
Balearic Shearwater: 5W
Gannet: 126W
Cormorant: present n/c
Turnstone: 3 around
Grey Phalarope: 1W (Juvenile not yet moulted to 1w my opinion only)
Arctic Skua: 28W
Mediterranean Gull: 1 around
Sandwich Tern: 284W
Common Tern: 4W
Razorbill: 9W
Auk sp: 28W 4E
Swallow: 93 out
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 3
I did not visit the ARC today but from those who did it appears there is little change there, 2 Little Gulls, a Black Tern, all 3 Egret species, Garganey, Greenshanks etc.
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