04/10/2021

With the counting dearth of land birds sea watching is the main attraction

My first Little Gull of the autumn made a very brief appearance at the fishing boats before disappearing back into the bay

07.00-10.15 with AJG, DW et al

Common Scoter: 1W

Red-throated Diver: 1W

Great-crested Grebe: 3W     2 on

Gannet: 39W

Cormorant: 147 around

Turnstone: 2 around

Kittiwake: 3W

Black-headed Gull: Present n/c

Little Gull: 1 Juvenile around

Mediterranean Gull: 2E

Common Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Lesser black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 203W

Common Tern: 2W

Arctic Skua: 28W

Guillemot: 1W

Auk sp: 35W

Swallow: 54 out

Pied Wagtail: 2 around

Meadow Pipit: 45W

Linnet: 85W

Harbour porpoise: 4

Grey seal: 2

Still at least 8 Cattle Egrets at Boulderwall today

A distant Black-necked Grebe on the ARC early afternoon

The Glossy Ibis back at its favoured island on the ARC early afternoon

14.00-16.00 with AJG & JC

Red-throated Diver: 1 on

Great-crested Grebe: 5 around

Gannet: 110W

Turnstone: 3 around

Sandwich Tern: 204W

Arctic Skua: 11W

Razorbill: 6W

Auk sp: 2W

Swallow: 96 out