13/04/2020

The right hand Brent Goose appears to have a broken leg that was flapping around as the flock flew past, either that or a satellite antenna.

A heavy frost and thick fog made the short distance to The Point a very slow drive this morning, miraculously the fog cleared at the beach.  

06.00-09.30 & 14.00-16.00 with CP, AJG, PT,

Brent Goose: 332E

Greylag Goose: 2 in

Shelduck: 3W

Gadwall: 1W  settled on sea west of The Patch

Pintail: 1E drake

Common Scoter: 420E  28W

Red-breasted Merganser: 2E

Red-throated Diver: 32E

Great Northern Diver: 1E @ 08.45

Fulmar: 2E   5W

Great-crested Grebe: 4 around

Gannet: 380E

Cormorant: 43 around

Oystercatcher: 1E   3W

Grey Plover: 2E

Bar-tailed Godwit: 64E

Kittiwake: 4E   1W

Iceland Gull: 1 the regular bird at The Patch

Sandwich Tern: 230E

Common Tern: 1 over Patch then flew East

Arctic Skua: 2E

Guillemot: 10E       2 on

Razorbill: 1W

Auk sp: 104E

Harbour Porpoise: 12+

I visited Dunes Road, Littlestone today with CP to check out a Treecreeper found there by OL yesterday, also a bonus there was a male Pied Flycatcher found by OL this morning.

We managed to locate the Treecreeper and get some images which definitely rule out Short-toed Treecreeper. Treecreeper is still a good bird down here and is probably the only 1 I will see this year on the peninsular.

Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tits, Great-spotted Woodpeckers and Song Thrushes were all seen  in Dunes Rood woods.

We also located the Pied Flycatcher, I'm afraid my images do not do it justice