11/04/2022

Shoveler moving East

A brilliant day spent sea watching with Jacob, David and John, with personal records broken.

 06.00-19.30 with JS, DW, JY,

Shelduck: 40E

Shoveler: 315E

Gadwall: 47E

Teal: 179E

Garganey: 13E

Pintail: 118E

Wigeon: 16E

Tufted Duck:16E

Velvet Scoter: 72E

Common Scoter: 1,671E   12W 

Red-breasted Merganser: 30E

Red-throated Diver: 92E 

Great-crested Grebe: 1E      3 on

Fulmar:  1E    2W

Gannet: 1,194E  

Cormorant: present n/c

Oystercatcher: 23E     14W

Avocet: 2E

Redshank: 3E

Whimbrel: 277E

Curlew: 2E

Bar-tailed Godwit: 16

Knot: 8E

Dunlin: 21E

Sanderling: 2E

Kittiwake: 126E

Little Gull:14E

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 24E   

Common Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Little Tern: 5E

Sandwich Tern: 2,898E

Common Tern: 235E 

Arctic Tern: 24E

Arctic Skua: 23E  

Guillemot: 31E

Razorbill: 1E

Auk sp: 665E

Swallow: 1 in

Linnet: 19 in

Harbour Porpoise: 8+

Velvet Scoters

Whimbrel

Gannets

An unfortunate Gannet with polythene around its beak or ingested

Garganey with Teal

Common Tern