02/09/2020

Glossy Ibis at the ARC yesterday in a brief visit

I haven't been out too much the last couple of days as I've had to do some domestic stuff. so just a few images. 

A couple of visits to the ARC saw c200 Golden Plover, 45 Knot, Ruff, Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpipers, Dunlin, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, a Bar-tailed Godwit and the usual wildfowl.

Large numbers of Sand Martins and Swallows over the peninsular today, along with 10+ Common Buzzards that were probably local birds. The Osprey that I glimpsed distantly thanks to a quick message from RW today was definitely not local. 

Juvenile Cuckoo on the edge of The Desert yesterday

Juvenile Goldfinch in the garden this morning

Grey Seal with a cataract at the fishing boats this afternoon

A very poor sea watch with RW this afternoon 14.00-16.00:
Shelduck: 17W
Common Scoter: 3W  19E
Gannet: 39W
Cormorant: 16 o/s
Arctic Skua: 2E
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 juv/1w
Little Tern: 4W
Sandwich Tern: 52W
Common Tern: 9W
Sand Martin: 185 out
Swallow: 506 out
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1 on beach

Juvenile/1w Yellow-legged gull at the fishing boats this afternoon