Thursday 13/02/2020

With more heavy rain showers and strong winds sea watching was the order of the day.
07.55-09.10 from the hide with AJG, SO & OL:
Brent Goose: 25E
Common Scoter: 11W
Red-throated Diver: 12E     14W
Great-crested Grebe: 2E
Fulmar: 9W
Gannet: 36W 22E
Cormorant: present n/c
Kittiwake: 280W
Black-headed Gull: Present n/c
Common Gull: Present n/c
Herring Gull: Present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Guillemot: 63W   9E
Razorbill: 43W   7E
Auk sp: 95W   17E
Harbour Porpoise: 2

This afternoon there were huge numbers of Gulls feasting on all the shellfish washed up by storm Ciara, looking into Lade Bay 10s of 1,000s more Gulls were feeding.
14.00-16.30 joined from the fishing boats by SO, CP and CT
Gadwall: 4W
Red-throated diver: 13W   1E
Great-crested Grebe:5W
Fulmar: 4W
Gannet: 48W
Cormorant: c1,000 o/s
Kittiwake: 321W
Black-headed Gull: c8-10,000 W + o/s
Mediterranean Gull: 4W  1E
Common Gull:  c8-10,000 W + o/s
Herring Gull: c5,000 W + o/s
Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Guillemot: 331W.   19E
Razorbill: 4W
Auk sp: 312W