Mediterranean Gull heading for The Patch this morning
This mornings sea watch was again rather poor, though not surprising as the temperature was -4 when I arrived, causing horrible haze out to sea.
07.00-09.00 joined by RW,
Brent Goose: 172E (13 parties)
Tufted Duck: 2 in off
Common Scoter: 14E
Red-throated Diver: 12E 1W
Great-crested Grebe: 1E 5on
Grebe sp: 1E Slavonian/Black-necked
Gannet: 81E
Cormorant: 136 on sea
Oystercatcher: 1E
Kittiwake: 2E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 4E
Common Gull: 19E
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2E
Sandwich Tern: 4E 9W
Guillemot: 1E
Carrion Crow: 5 in off
Linnet: 1W
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Grey Seal: 1
Immature male Marsh Harrier at Dengemarsh
There were a handful each of Swallows and Sand Martins seen this weekend, surprisingly no Sedge Warblers as they are usually singing around Dengemarsh by the 1st,, I guess the northerly winds have held them up along with the Yellow Wagtails that are usually present at Dengemarsh and Scotney by now. On The Point Black Redstarts, Wheatears and chiffchaffs can be found in small numbers. Hopefully with westerly and southerly winds forecast the sea watching may improve bringing the first of the Arctic Skuas for me.
White-fronted Goose on Dengemarsh
2 drake and a duck Garganey Hayfields
Another drake Garganey with a duck almost completely hidden behind it
Little Gull on Burrowes Saturday
Displaying Goldeneye on Burrowes
There are still 5 Glossy Ibis around, but they are getting more elusive
Nice to have the Greenfinches coming to back garden feeders regularly again
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