Just a fraction of the 1,000s Gulls present along the tideline this morning
I gave the sea watch hide a miss this morning, opting to go to the shelter of the lifeboats Station where I was joined by PT, to scan through the many 1,000s of Gulls that were gorging upon the vast quantities of shellfish being washed up by the storms. Despite our best efforts we could only manage to find a 3w Yellow-legged Gull and 6+ Mediterranean Gulls of any note among them. Offshore a few Guillemots and Red-throated Divers were tooing and Froing.
Owen preparing to tow yet another family of visitors out of the shingle this morning
1,000+ Golden Plovers still present
For no particular reason I walked the length of a very wind swept Scotney main lake. There are still 1,000+ each of Golden Plover and Lapwing present on the Sward, these were joined by 21 Ringed Plovers, 14 Redshanks, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Dunlin and c200 Wigeon. A Marsh Harrier and a Common Buzzard flew over and the feral Barnacle Geese were still present
4 of the 21 Ringed Plovers present on the Sward
I counted at least 14 Redshanks along the Sward
An Oystercatcher was displaying
Water Pipit at Dengemarsh
Walking around Dengemarsh in a force 8 gale this afternoon payed off when 1 of the 2 Water Pipits finally showed quite well to me, a Meadow Pipit and Reed Bunting posed but most birds seem to be keeping a low profile in this continuing awful weather.
Water Pipit at Dengemarsh
Meadow Pipit at Dengemarsh
1 of c25 Reed Buntings at Dengemarsh
9 Black-tailed Godwits on Burrowes late afternoon
A late afternoon visit to Burrowes to see the Gulls come into roost was a waste of time as very few came in, the highlight was the Black-tailed Godwit flock of which there are only 9 left, I guess the Peregrines are taking them out.
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