Thursday 24/10/19

Brambling on the power station fence on Tuesday

07.30-09.30 from the fishing boats, numbers kindly collated by AJG:
Brent Goose: 2W
Shelduck: 4W
Wigeon: 14W
Teal: 2W
Pintail: 1W
Common Scoter: 6W       5E
Red-breasted Merganser: 1W
Red-throated Diver: 2W
Gannet: 620W
Cormorant: present n/c
Knot: 11W
Dunlin: 2W
Curlew: 1W
Arctic Skua: 3W
Kittiwake: 18W
Mediterranean Gull: 5 o/s
Sandwich Tern: 27W
Razorbill 54 down
Guillemot 2 down
Auk sp: 66W
Pied Wagtail: 38W
Starling: 700 in

A soggy Firecrest

A walk around The Point this morning saw 9 Firecrest, 37 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Swallows through, 11 Black Redstarts, 220 Goldfinches, 16 Siskin and 2 Brambling over, a few Meadow Pipits, 4 Stonechats, 3 Song Thrushes, singles of Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Collared Dove, Grey Wagtail and Merlin, a party of c20 Blue Tits came out of the lighthouse Garden and headed off west, also 2 Brown Hares.

14:30-15:30 from the fishing boats:
Common Scoter: 2E
Gannet: 9E   48W
Arctic skua: 1 around
Kittiwake: 4W
Mediterranean Gull: 11E
Sandwich Tern:  24W