Saturday, 3 October 2020

03/10/2020

Driving to the beach early morning 2 Glossy Ibis and a Cattle Egret flew over the causeway from ARC to Boulderwall, 4 Great White Egrets were at the southern end of the ARC.
In between sea watches a wander around the desert and bushes produced 3 Whinchats of note, several Song Thrushes, many Robins and smaller numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps but plenty of Redpolls, Siskins and Skylarks overhead, sadly no eastern sprites.
This evening a walk down to Galloways produced the usual Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps at Bretts Marina, on the ranges a Firecrest, a few Stonechats and a Sparrowhawk taking an unsuspecting passerine in the last glimmers of daylight.  
Flock of Dunlin past the fishing boats this afternoon
2 sea watches today 07.00-10.10 & 13.30-17.00 with AJG, CP, OL, CT, LH, PH, DS, JD et al
Brent Goose: 741W   12E
Shelduck: 13W
Shoveler: 21W
Gadwall: 2W
Wigeon: 40W  20E
Pintail: 11W
Teal: 24W
Tufted Duck: 1W
Red-throated Diver: 1 o/s
Great-crested Grebe: 4 o/s
Grey Heron: 8W    13N
Gannet: 226W   21E
Cormorant: 46 o/s
Merlin: 2 on beach
Golden Plover: 6S
Grey Plover: 3W
Ringed Plover: 7W
Knot: 6W
Ruff: 3N
Dunlin: 54W
Snipe: 9W
Kittiwake: 1W
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Common Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 425W       36E
Little Tern: 2W
Common Tern: 15W
Great Skua: 3W
Arctic Skua: 8W     6 o/s
Razorbill: 1W
Swallow: 48S
House Martin: 4S
Starling: 32N
Wheatear: 10 on beach
Meadow pipit: 850S
Siskin: 24S
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 2   
Common Tern this afternoon
Little terns this afternoon

 

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