Wednesday 09/10/2019

07.00-10.00 from the sea watch hide with RW & AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Mallard: 1W
Common Scoter: 1E
Red-throated Diver: 1E     1W
Great-crested Grebe: 2W
Gannet: 302W
Cormorant: present n/c
Grey Plover: 3W
Great Skua: 2W
Arctic Skua: 12W
Kittiwake: 43W
Mediterranean Gull: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 426W
Common Tern: 1W
Razorbill: 61W
Auk sp:  44W
Swallow: 25 out
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 3+

 Ring Ouzel

A short wander around The Desert between showers was very quiet, but we did see 3 Ring Ouzels, a Blackcap and 4 Skylarks of note.

Late morning at Boulderwall the 3 Cattle Egrets and a great White Egret were feeding by Cooks Pool.

Great Black-backed Gull JJ767 at the fishing boats this afternoon. it was ringed as a pullus on 24.06 2019 at Flatøya, Bømlo, Hordaland, Norway  59°45'15"N 005°06'44"E. Today was the first sighting since it was ringed.
13.45-15.45 from the fishing boats with RW,AJG,PT, JTM
Red-throated Diver: 1 o/s
Great-crested Grebe: 7 around
Gannet: 61W   19E
Cormorant: present n/c
Turnstone: 2 around
Arctic Skua: 6 around
Kittiwake: 8W
Little Gull: 2W
Mediterranean Gull: 4E
Sandwich Tern: 236W    74E
Common Tern: 1W
Razorbill: 4W
Auk sp: 2W
Swallow: 47 out
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 2+

2nd calendar year Great Black-backed Gull with a cable tie