Thursday, 7 October 2021

07/10/2021


Brent Geese passing west today
 07.00-10.00 with AJG & CT,

Brent Goose: 290W        42E
Shelduck: 10W
Wigeon: 22W
Common Scoter: 104W     17E
Red-throated Diver: 1W
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Grey Heron: 9 in  7 + 2 in off 
Gannet: 142W
Cormorant: Present n/c
Sparrowhawk: 2 around
Turnstone: 1 around
Kittiwake: 38W
Black-headed Gull: Present n/c
Mediterranean Gull:15W
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: 18W      4E
Great Skua: 1W
Arctic Skua: 9W  
Razorbill: 4W
Auk sp: 41W. 17
Kestrel: 1 in off
Swallow: 135 out
Pied Wagtail: 2  around     
Harbour Porpoise: 8
Grey Seal: 4
Common Seal: 1
Turnstone on the beach
Some of the many House Martins and Swallows that were around this morning
Chiffchaff in The Desert
Apart from a few Chiffchaffs and even fewer Blackcaps the bushes were very quiet, lots of House Martins and Swallows around this morning with the latter trickling through all day. A Goldeneye on the ARC was new in.

This afternoons sea watch was predictably quiet.
14.30-16.00 with AJG & CT
Brent Goose: 30W.  1 on
Common Scoter: 26E
Red-throated Diver: 2 on
Gannet: 159W
Sanderling: 2E
Kittiwake: 37W
Mediterranean Gull: 14W
Sandwich Tern: 61W
Arctic Skua: 2 around
Auk sp: 17W    8E

No sign of yesterdays Pectoral Sandpiper from Dennis's, though CT and myself did see a Stint or Peep on the islands in front of Makepiece viewed from Dennis's late afternoon, but we had to leave it as the reserve gates are locked at 17.00.😢
The Egret roost tonight held both the Glossy Ibis's, 10 Cattle Egrets but only 6 Great Egrets and even stranger only 2 Little Egrets.
2 Glossy Ibis coming into roost this evening
8 of the 10 Cattle Egrets that came into roost this evening

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