Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Wednesday 19/08/2020

05.45-08.45 from the wishing boats with CP, RW & AJG who kindly kept the log:
Teal: 6W
Common Scoter: 18E   2W
Great-crested Grebe: 1 o/s
Fulmar: 4W
Manx Shearwater: 1W
Balearic Shearwater: 4W
Gannet: 166W
Cormorant: 17W
Arctic Skua: 3W 
Kittiwake: 12W
Sandwich Tern: 169W
Common Tern: 26W
Sand Martin: 4S
Swallow: 27S 
Yellow Wagtail: 8S
Grey Wagtail:1 heard only
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 6+

Glossy Ibis still on the ARC today
At the ARC today a Black-necked Grebe, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpipers,  2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 50+ Golden Plovers, 100+ Lapwings, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Ruff, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Redshanks, 2+ Great White Egrets, 100s of Sand Martins hawking over the lake, 18 Swifts through and the Glossy Ibis. 
Early afternoon CP braved the rain and had a rewarding watch from the fishing boats and kindly sent me his log:
12.30-15.30
Great-crested Grebe: 2 o/s
Fulmar: 1W
Balearic Shearwater: 6W @13.55
Gannet: 28W
Cormorant: present: n/c
Oystercatcher: 2W  3E
Arctic Skua: 1W
Kittiwake: 5W
Little Tern: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 158W
Common Tern: 131W
Black Tern: 1W
Swift 2 out
Sand Martin 4 out
I haven't heard any news from the reserve today, I doubt many people went today because of the weather and lack of shelter.
4+ Hummingbird Hawkmoths were feeding in my garden yesterday









 

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