A thoroughly wet, miserable and cold start to the day, even more so now that the sea watch hide no longer has a waterproof roof, as it was torn off during the recent storm.
08.30-10.30 from the sea watch hide joined by AJG
Brent Goose: 1W
Common Scoter: 10W
Red-throated diver: 16W 1 o/s
Great-crested Grebe: 12W
Gannet: 183W 87E
Cormorant: c250 into Rye Bay
Merlin: 1W (looked to be hunting)
Great Skua: 1W
Pomarine Skua: 1W juvenile
Kittiwake: 197W 38E
Mediterranean Gull: 3W (all adults)
Sandwich Tern: 5W
Guillemot: 7W
Razorbill: 16W
Auk sp: 98W 27E
Skylark: 4W
Around the lighthouse area a Chiffchaff, Stonechat and Sparrowhawk were noted along with a very few finches overhead.
I tried to some Gulls in with bread but attracted nothing of note.
A windswept Scotney held 8 Ruff, 9 Redshank, c150 Golden Plover, c250 Lapwing along with the 1,000+ Greylag, 150+ Barnacle Geese, 26 Canada Geese, 37 Egyptian Geese, also 50+ Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 40+ Tufted Duck and 40+ Mallard.
A male Merlin was chasing a Pipit at the top end of the Long Pits as I drove to the fishing boats.
13.45-14.45 from the fishing boats yet another very poor afternoons watch:
Great-crested Grebe: 48 o/s
Gannet: 27W
Kittiwake: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 5W
Guillemot: 2W
Auk sp: 9W
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1
08.30-10.30 from the sea watch hide joined by AJG
Brent Goose: 1W
Common Scoter: 10W
Red-throated diver: 16W 1 o/s
Great-crested Grebe: 12W
Gannet: 183W 87E
Cormorant: c250 into Rye Bay
Merlin: 1W (looked to be hunting)
Great Skua: 1W
Pomarine Skua: 1W juvenile
Kittiwake: 197W 38E
Mediterranean Gull: 3W (all adults)
Sandwich Tern: 5W
Guillemot: 7W
Razorbill: 16W
Auk sp: 98W 27E
Skylark: 4W
Around the lighthouse area a Chiffchaff, Stonechat and Sparrowhawk were noted along with a very few finches overhead.
I tried to some Gulls in with bread but attracted nothing of note.
A windswept Scotney held 8 Ruff, 9 Redshank, c150 Golden Plover, c250 Lapwing along with the 1,000+ Greylag, 150+ Barnacle Geese, 26 Canada Geese, 37 Egyptian Geese, also 50+ Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 40+ Tufted Duck and 40+ Mallard.
A male Merlin was chasing a Pipit at the top end of the Long Pits as I drove to the fishing boats.
13.45-14.45 from the fishing boats yet another very poor afternoons watch:
Great-crested Grebe: 48 o/s
Gannet: 27W
Kittiwake: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 5W
Guillemot: 2W
Auk sp: 9W
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1
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