Sunday, 6 December 2020

06/12/2020

Some of yesterdays 13,000+ Kittiwakes that flew west past the fishing boats + a bonus Little Auk
A much quieter sea watch today from the fishing boats in bitterly cold conditions.
07:30-10:00 with SP, CP and RW:
Shelduck: 5E
Common Scoter: 2E
Goosander: 1E female
Red-throated Diver: 27W     33E
Large Diver sp: 1W
Fulmar: 1W 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 32E    3 on sea
Gannet: 18W    205E
Cormorant: 1,000+E into Lade Bay
Oystercatcher: 5E
Turnstone: 2 on beach
Kittiwake: 47W       622E
Black-headed Gull: 126E
Mediterranean Gull: 1E
Sandwich Tern: 2E
Guillemot: 11W   364    122 on sea
Razorbill: 2W    8E
Auk sp: 46W  31E
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1
There are still 100+ White-fronted Geese with the Greylags in the fields in front my house. At Scotney The Long-tailed Duck and Scaup still present today. The Black-throated diver was still on the ARC per ML & RW. The 3 Tundra Bean Geese and the Bewick Swans were still present today on Walland per CT.
I spent the afternoon on Lydd ranges with CP but failed to find any Short-eared Owls or Hen Harriers, but my first Spoonbill of the year dropped into ranges.
Some of the 100+ Greater White-fronted Geese in the field in front my house
Some of the 100+ Greater White-fronted Geese in the field in front my house

Raven from my garden
Scaup at the Sussex end of Scotney
Spoonbill at South Brooks late afternoon
Spoonbill at South Brooks late afternoon

 

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