NO early morning sea watch today as the weather was appalling, the heavy rain being driven into the hide by the strong SW wind would have made it virtually impossible, also the visibility would have been nil.
Mid morning I drove the short distance to a very wind swept Scotney, out on the sward I could just make a few Golden Plover, a couple of Redshanks and the usual feral Geese. From the double bends Tufted Ducks, Pochard, Mallard, Wigeon and Shoveler sheltering in the lee of the bank, a leucistic Starling flew across the lake during a heavy shower spoiling the image.
Leucistic Starling taken during a heavy shower
On my way to the beach the 3 Cattle Egrets were in the Horse Paddocks
Juvenile Merlin hunting off the fishing boat
11.00-12.00 from the fishing boats:Red-throated Diver: 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 2 o/s
Gannet: 64W
Cormorant: c150 o/s
Merlin: 1 hunting o/s
Kittiwake: 52W
Mediterranean Gull 1W (2w bird)
Guillemot: 5W 1o/s
Kittiwake past the fishing boats
The weather this afternoon was so abysmal I did not leave home this afternoon.
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