Friday 13/12/2019

07.20-09.30 from the sea watch hide with AJG & OL:
Red-throated Diver: 238W
Gannet: 445W
Cormorant: present in large numbers n/c
Pomarine Skua: 1W
Kittiwake: 36W
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Common Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Caspian Gull: 1 x 1w present
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 1W
Guillemot: 68W    14E
Razorbill: 16W      6E
Auk sp: 76W     22E

 There seems to be many Marsh Harriers around at the moment, this one at southern end of the ARC

Great White Egret at the southern end of the ARC

Boulderwall fields holds large numbers of Lapwing and Wigeon at the moment along c150 Golden Plover, a Ruff and a Curlew, all being constantly flushed by Marsh Harriers.

 6 of the 16 Black-tailed Godwits present on Burrowes today

Adult and 2w Caspian Gull from Firth this afternoon

Disappointingly few Gulls came into Burrowes today, probably because what few islands are left are dominated by the 1,000s of Cormorants. Late afternoon in front of a very gloomy Firth Hide Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, a Goldcrest and a Chiffchaff were feeding in the bramble and reeds, the Blue Tits were pulling the Bullrush Heads apart in Penduline Tit fashion.

A Black-throated Diver made a brief stop on Burrowes this afternoon per MH & PB.