Wednesday 15/01/2020

A wet and stormy sea watch this morning as the strong wind drove the rain into the hide.

08.00-10.00 from the sea watch hide with RW & OL,

Velvet Scoter: 2W

Common Scoter: 52W

Red-throated Diver: 60W

Great-crested Grebe: 2 o/s

Gannet: 265W

Cormorant: c400 o/s

Kittiwake: 37W

Guillemot: 212W

Razorbill: 43W

Auk sp: 47W

The regular Great White Egret at the end of the ARC when the rain cleared

14.00-15.30 from the fishing boats with RW, OL & AJG
Red-throated Diver: 19W   5E
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 27W    2E
Kittiwake: 303W
Black-headed Gull: 699W (It seemed like a good idea to count them)
Mediterranean Gull: 2W
Guillemot: 42W      3E
Auk sp: 109W  22E
The 5 Long-tailed Ducks were at the Sussex end of Scotney today per JY.