Monday 24 May 2021

24/05/2021

Some of todays Manx Shearwaters
06.00-14.30 with AJG, OL, CT
Common Scoter: 79E
Fulmar: 2E     19W
Manx Shearwater: 417W      4E
Great-crested Grebe: 8W     4 on
Gannet: 521W         83E
Kittiwake: 37W    5E
Sandwich Tern: 6W    23E
Common Tern: 3E
Great Skua: 7W
Arctic Skua: 1E
Guillemot: 25W     3E
Auk sp: 36W       8E
Swift: 1 in
Swallow: 1 in
House Martin: 15 in (1 flock)
Harbour Porpoise: 6+
Grey Seal: 1
Baby Meadow Pipit fresh out the nest by the perimeter wall
 
One of the many Swifts around today
The Hobby's around the hay fields have been very photogenic, mainly because they are cold and starving 





I spent an hour laying on the beach in the rain on Saturday photographing this flock of 44 Sanderling. They were quite tame all the time I lay fairly still gorging themselves on the abundant shellfish washed up by the storms.



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  1. Ken Churcher25 May 2021 at 10:49

    Can't the RSPB put out some sort of food for the Hobbys

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    1. Ploddingbirder25 May 2021 at 20:14

      To be fair Ken I don't honestly think there is anything they can do as Hobby's main food is Dragonflys and small birds. If there was an easy fix I would quite happily pay for it and do it.

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