29/10/2021

Red-breasted Mergansers past the fishing boats in this mornings gloom

07.00-10.30 with CT, PS, DW, AJG, PT from the fishing boats:

Brent Goose: 2W

Wigeon: 1W

Gadwall: 3W

Common Scoter: 10W    3E

Red-breasted Merganser: 3W

Red-throated Diver: 2W       2 on

Great-crested Grebe: 2E         4 on

Gannet: 320W

Cormorant: present n/c

Dunlin: 16W

Curlew: 1w

Kittiwake: 177W

Little Gull: 2W

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 2W

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: 218W

Guillemot: 234W

Razorbill: 698W

Auk sp: 1,051W

Starling: 960 in

Harbour Porpoise: 2

An uninspiring watch, but withe dearth of passerines around the peninsular at least the Auks were something to look at. Only 2 more days left in October for me to see a Firecrest or Goldcrest, am I going to go the whole Autumn without seeing a Crest?

Adult Yellow-legged Gull behind the fishing boats this afternoon

Shoveler past the boats this afternoon

14.00-15.00 from the fishing boats:

Shoveler: 17W

Gannet: 17W

Turnstone: 1 around

Sandwich Tern: 9W

Guillemot: 4W

Razorbill: 3W

Auk sp: 9W

1 of at least 7 Cattle Egrets at Boulderwall this afternoon, also the 2 Glossy Ibis still at top of Cooks Pool