24/01/2023

Another bitterly cold morning but at least the sea watch hide offered shelter from the biting NNW wind, I was joined mid way through by Owen and Brian.

08.00-10.00 from the sea watch hide.

Red-throated diver: 709E

Great-crested Grebe: 131E

Red-necked Grebe: 1E

Gannet: 295E

Cormorant: present n/c much lower numbers than the beginning of the year.

Turnstone: 2 on beach

Kittiwake: 78E

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 1E

Common Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Auks: 3,310 E

Harbour Porpoise: 2

Around the peninsula there was again no change to the birds.

2 Whooper Swans were at the southern end of the ARC, the other 3 were out on the Lydd Fields. 

The 3 Glossy Ibis were again in the their favourite feeding paddock also 2 each of Cattle Egret & Little Egret there

3 of the 6 Cattle Egrets at Cockles Bridge

Some of the 59 Bewick Swans at Hawthorn Corner today. They can usually be found there or at Horses Bone Farm. If you haven't seen them yet now is the time as they usually depart early February.

3 Juvenile Bewick Swans

Siberian Chiffchaff? I photographed this last Friday at the ARC but forgot about it until I downloaded the image this evening.