2nd cy Iceland Gull has now been present at The Patch for 4 months
The NE wind was still roaring across the peninsula this morning so no real surprise that the sea watch was rather poor.
06.00-0945 with AJG, CT, DW et al
Shelduck: 2W
Common Scoter: 22E 2W
Red-throated diver: 1E
Fulmar: 6E 2W
Manx Shearwater: 3E
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 3E
Whimbrel: 8E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 32E
Kittiwake: 3E
Meditteranean Gull: 3E
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 4 at Patch
Great Skua: 1E
Arctic Skua: 1E per CT
Guillemot: 11E
Auk Sp: 48E
Swallow: 3 in
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1
Shelduck: 2W
Common Scoter: 22E 2W
Red-throated diver: 1E
Fulmar: 6E 2W
Manx Shearwater: 3E
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 3E
Whimbrel: 8E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 32E
Kittiwake: 3E
Meditteranean Gull: 3E
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 4 at Patch
Great Skua: 1E
Arctic Skua: 1E per CT
Guillemot: 11E
Auk Sp: 48E
Swallow: 3 in
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1
Bar-tailed Godwits moving East
Greenshanks on the hay fields
There were 8 Swifts over the causeway on my way to the reserve, which produced 3 Lesser Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler, 2 Greenshank all new for the year, good numbers of Bar-tailed Godwits and Whimbrel in the fields, 5 Sanderling, Sedge, Reed, and Cetti's warblers Common Whitethroat, booming Bitterns, 2+ Garganey, Swallows, Sand Martins. The real quality came in the form of a Red-rumped Swallow found by Richard who very kindly called me, unfortunately only those who were close by connected with it, a Hobby was also present another first for the year for me.
Peregrine over the hay fields scattering the Whimbrel and Bar-tailed Godwits
Record images of the Red-rumped Swallow at Dengemarsh this afternoon
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