09/11/2021

AJG did the early morning sea watch and kindly sent me his numbers, whilst I wandered around seeing not much at all and getting a soaking for my trouble. 😂

07:00-08:45  

Brent Goose: 2W

Common Scoter: 19W

Red-breasted Merganser: 1W

Red-throated Diver: 1W

Gannet: 689W

Cormorant: present n/c

Kittiwake: 92W

Mediterranean Gull: 11W

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: 49W

Great Skua: 3W

Auk sp: 124W

I have been checking the Mute Swan herd daily, so it was nice to find a Whooper Swan had joined them today, though normally there are 2 of them, hopefully the other one is still on its way, but I fear the worst.

JR567 was ringed as a pullus in Langøya, Trysfjorden, Søgne, Vest-Agder, Norway on 04/07/2018

The Ibis was posing again today

A small bird came in off the sea this afternoon at the fishing boats, bringing back memories of Acadian Flycatcher, until it showed itself among the fishing boxes. 

14.00-16.00 with SP

Common Scoter: 18W    12E

Red-throated Diver: 5W      1 on

Great-crested Grebe: 2 around

Gannet: 310W

Cormorant: 86 around

Turnstone: 2 around

Kittiwake: 109W

Little Gull: 1W

Black-headed Gull: 69W

Mediterranean Gull: 1 around

Common Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2 around

Sandwich Tern: 8 feeding off shore

Guillemot: 2 6W    2 on

Razorbill: 10W     1 on

Auk sp: 24W       13E

Robin: 1 in off 

Grey Seal: 1

Red-throated Diver at the fishing boats this afternoon

1 of 8 Sandwich Terns feeding off the fishing boats this afternoon

I checked the Egret roost at the ARC this evening where 16 Cattle, 7 Great and 4 Little Egrets, along with the 2 Glossy Ibis came in to the roost.