23/10/2020

This mornings sea watch from the fishing boats with Sam Perfect and AJG who kindly kept the log:

07.10-09.10 from the fishing boats

Common Scoter: 4E  5W                           

Red-breasted Merganser: 1W                             

Red-throated Diver: 1W                     

Great-crested Grebe: 9 o/s 

Gannet: 186W

Cormorant: present n/c                                

Merlin: 2 around                                  

Oystercatcher: 5E                            

Knot: 3W                                       

Turnstone: 5 on beach                                        

Curlew: 1E                                       

Arctic Skua: 3 around                         

Great Skua: 2W                                   

Kittiwake: 6 down                                

Mediterranean Gull: 103W                                     

Sandwich Tern: 261W

Razorbill: 69W

Guillemot: 10W

Auk sp: 488W

White-fronted Geese opposite Scotney Farm Yard this morning

I had a long walk around the back of a breezy Scotney this morning, I came across a small flock of Tree Sparrows, a few Corn Buntings and a party of 14 White-fronted Geese, also I had my first 3 figure count of Egyptian Geese 104 there.😧 Also a trickle of Swallows heading Southeast. 

Passage Swallow

Swallow about to take an insect, pity it is not quite in focus.

The Shorelark by Littlestone Golf Course, St Marys Bay found by Alison Borlase this afternoon. As the area is like a Winalot advert it was amazing that it was still present at 17.20 when I left site, so hopefully it will still be there tomorrow.

The gorgeous and confiding Red-backed Shrike at Littlestone Golf Course, St Marys Bay today