30/03/2023

I joined OL on a short trip to Hothfield where the Great Grey Shrike showed well 

 

Polish ringed 2nd calendar year Caspian Gull near the fishing boats late morning today

07.00 - 10.00 today from the hide with RW 

Brent: 148E     7W

Common Scoter: 181E     7W

Great-crested Grebe:  6 on 

Kittiwake: 11E

Black-headed Gull: 67E

Mediterranean Gull: 3E       1W

Common Gull: 129E

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 5E

Glaucous Gull: 1E  2nd cal yr  (Way to slow with the camera as it powered East)

Arctic Skua: 1E

Sandwich Tern: 26E  

Guillemot: 3E

Auk sp: 3E   14W

Red-throated Diver: 27E    1W  

Fulmar: 3E    1W

Manx Shearwater: 1E

Gannet: 26E      47W  

Wheatear: 1 behind hide

Meadow Pipit: 17 in 

Harbour Porpoise: 4

A trickle of migrants appearing now, mainly Chicffchaff, Firecrests, Wheatears and the odd Willow Warbler.

                                                                      Wheatear

                                                                    Chiffchaff

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