A bitterly cold sea watch, even in the hide the Easterly wind made in uncomfortable. There were plenty Gannets moving slowly East as was most things, the only surprise was a drake Eider that flew West my first of the year.
07.00-09.00 from the hide with Jacob Spinks
Pintail: 2E
Common Scoter:1E 5W
Eider: 1W drake
Red-throated Diver: 23E 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 103E 34 on
Fulmar: 17E
Gannet: 508E
Cormorant: Present n/c
Oystercatcher: 1E
Curlew: 2E
Kittiwake: 71E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Common Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 1E
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Guillemot: 112E
Auk sp: 23E
Harbour Porpoise: 4
The Smew doing its best not be seen under the far bank of the ARC + a Great White Egret
2 of the 3 Black-tailed Godwits at Cooks Pool today
Burrowes was some what windswept, most the duck sheltering under the far bank, from Dennis's I was unable to find anything notable among them, I certainly wasn't going to try any of the viewpoints in todays wind, such a shame as I'm sure lots of birds remain unseen due to the lack of hides.
Another short sea watch early afternoon from the shelter of the fishing boats saw very little.
The 4 Cattle Egrets are still doing their thing at Cockles Bridge
Yellowhammer at a feeding station on Walland
Great Tit at the feeding station
The resident female Blackbird in my garden
Brambling at the Visitor Centre feeding station at the weekend
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