Friday, 8 April 2022

08/04/2022

The first of 13 Arctic Skuas past this morning

07.00-10.30 from the sea watch hide:
Common Scoter: 81E    
Red-throated Diver: 12E 
Great-crested Grebe: 1W  9 on
Fulmar:  4W
Gannet: 383E  
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 1E
Kittiwake: 2E
Little Gull: 2E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 2E     2W
Common Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 24E
Common Tern: 8E  (My first the year)
Arctic Skua: 13E  (My first the year)
Auk sp: 2E
Harbour Porpoise: 6+
Arctic Skuas
1 of at least 4 Little Gulls at Scotney today
Brent Goose on the sward at Scotney
At least 5 Garganey at Dengemarsh this afternoon
Along with the Garganey at Dengemarsh, 2 Great White Egret, 2 female Goldeneye, c50 Shoveler and the usual wild fowl, a Bittern booming half heartedly, several Bearded Tits and Cetti's Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers but no Wagtails or Hirundines. The hay fields look good for waders but only held 4 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover and 6 Lapwing. A flock of 20+ Corn buntings was feeding in the sheep fields opposite Springfield Bridge. The 5 Glossy Ibis and 3 Cattle Egrets were still present around Boulderwall this morning.


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