This mornings sea watch courtesy of AJG 06.15 - 07.15
Brent Goose: 3W
Teal: 1W
Common Scoter: 14W
Gannet 1 up
Cormorant: present n/c
Arctic Skua: 1 o/s
Sandwich Tern: 46W
Common Tern: 2W
Such a poor sea watch It's hard to believe that it is mid September!
The Desert and trapping area was no better with just a couple of Wheatears and a few Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, a single Song Thrush was probably the highlight.
Juvenile Common Tern fishing by the causeway today
There was still at least 3 Cattle Egrets at Boulderwall but no sign of the other 20+ from yesterday
A wander around Lydd fields produced another Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 32 Golden Plover, a Marsh harrier, a Common Buzzard and a Great White Egret of note.
Great Black-backed Gull with a nice Bass
13.15-15.00 from the fishing boats joined by L & P H & AJG, not much improvement on this mornings sea watch.
Common Scoter: 2W 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 1 o/s
Gannet: 19W 29E
Cormorant: 6 o/s
Dunlin: 1E
Arctic Skua: 2 o/s
Mediterranean Gull: 1W adult
Sandwich tern: 12W 95E
Common Tern: 1E
Guillemot: 2 o/s
Swallow: 4 out
Grey Seal: 1 Bull
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Sandwich Terns heading into Lade Bay
Common Scoter
Also at the ARC were 2 Avocets, 2 Knot and 4 Dunlin of any note. Today was the first day that I have not seen the Glossy Ibis there, also there no Lapwings or Golden Plover there and I was unable to locate any Garganey, but with the NE wing blowing across the lake it was difficult to keep the scope still.
I was reliably informed that Burrowes was a windswept avian free zone, also not surprisingly that Makepiece hide was hopeless, as with the wind blasting through the open doors and hatches it was impossible to keep binoculars steady let alone a telescope, a re-think needed perhaps!
A Marsh Mallow Moth after I returned it to its larval food plant (Marsh Mallow)
Just knew the Ibis would disappear before the 19th
ReplyDeleteI Guess you saw it today Ken.
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