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