Friday 15/11/2019

1 of 2 1w Caspian gulls at the Patch

Good to see plenty of Gulls at The Patch again

07.30-09.00 from the sea watch hide and The Patch with SO & AJG who collated the numbers:
Brent Goose: 42W   8E
Teal: 8E
Wigeon: 23W
Pintail: 3W
Common Scoter: 31W       9E
Red-throated Diver 1W   4E
Black-headed Gull: c500 present at The Patch
Common Gull: 16 Present at The Patch
Herring Gull: c800 present at The Patch
Caspian Gull: 2 X 1w at The Patch
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 9 at The Patch
Great Black-backed Gull: 26 at The Patch
Razorbill: 2W
Auk sp : 1W
Black Redstart: 1 at The Patch
Starling 68 down in three locks

Black Redstart flanked by Chaffinches behind The Patch

 Great Black-backed Gull that has swallowed a hook and will no doubt die because of it

4 Eider flying west past the fishing boats this morning

10.15-11.15 from the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 23W   8E
Common Scoter: 1W
Eider: 4W
Red-throated Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 7E
Gannet: 73W     32E
Cormorant: c200 o/s
Kittiwake: 90W
Sandwich Tern: 1W
Guillemot: 8W
Auk Sp: 159W
Starling: 25W
Pied Wagtail: 2 present
Grey Seal: 1

At least 5 juveniles in this small party of Brent passing the fishing boats this morning 

The same 4 Eider flying back East past the fishing boats this afternoon

13.40-15.10 from the fishing boats with Doug Standard:

Brent Goose: 3W      2E
Common Scoter: 2W
Eider: 4E same birds as this morning
Red-throated Diver: 5W        2E
Gannet: 38E     11W
Dunlin: 6E
Kittiwake: 9E        5W
Sandwich Tern: 3E
Guillemot: 2W
Razorbill: 1W
Auk sp: 28W
Common Seal: 1
Grey Seal: 1
When I left the fishing boats the rain had set in and it was already getting dark.