11/03/2022

Some of the 2,000+ Gannets that were streaming past today

Another excellent sea watching day with Jacob Spinks, David Walker and Owen Leyshon:

06.00-10.00 & 13.20-15.00

Dark-bellied Brent Goose: 808E

Shelduck: 2E

Teal: 67E

Shoveler: 22E

Wigeon: 23E

Pintail: 30E

Mallard: 2E

Gadwall: 2E

Tufted Duck: 6E

Common Scoter: 127E

Red-breasted Merganser: 6E

Red-throated Diver: 174E     

Fulmar: 10E   1W 

Great-crested Grebe: 5E   

Fulmar: 19E    3W

Gannet: 2,004E    

Cormorant: Present n/c

Oystercatcher: 48E

Black-tailed Godwit: 34E

Curlew: 4E

Kittiwake:  780E

Black-headed Gull: 234E

Little Gull: 2E

Mediterranean Gull: 27E

Common Gull: 62E

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c 

Sandwich Tern: 4E

Guillemot: 261E 

Razorbill: 9E 

Auk sp: 1,162E    

Harbour Porpoise: 1

Many thanks to Jacob for keeping the log.

Shoveler and Teal

Gadwall and Teal

Wigeon

After a flock of 12 floating past the fishing boats a couple of days ago, this party of 5 Tufted Duck were another surprise.

More Mallard today

34 Black-tailed Godwits, the largest flock I've seen on a sea watch here, pity they were a little distant.

1w Caspian Gull at the fishing boats this afternoon

Now 6 Cattle Egrets at Cockles Bridge

Little Egret at Cockles Bridge