Not surprisingly another underwhelming sea watch this morning.
07.45-08.45
Common Scoter: 12E
Great-crested Grebe: 1 present
Sanderling: 5E
Whimbrel: 13E 6 + 7
Kittiwake: 12E
Mediterranean Gull: 2E
Sandwich Tern: c30 feeding
Common Tern: c20 feeding
Guillemot: 1E
Auk sp: 1W
Fulmar: 3E
Gannet: 14E 5W
Swallow: 1 in
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
A wander around the reserve today was notable for its paucity of birds. There were some very bored visitors wandering around the tracks among the cyclists and a couple of dog walkers, I guess this is what the RSPB want these days. A Grey Plover settled briefly on a hay field, I also managed my first and second sighting of Cuckoo for the year here today. 2 Turnstone on the small island from Makepiece were the highlights on Burrowes, I'm not surprised the visitors looked bored, there is no one on site to point things out to them. I met 3 people at the viewing ramp who were hoping to see a Hobby, they asked me if I'd seen one, I pointed out 4 directly above us, at the same time a Bittern was booming which I also pointed out. In the 3 hours I was wandering around the reserve I didn't see a single member of staff outside the visitor centre.
Early evening at the ARC was equally underwhelming.
A walk around the hay fields produced a single Grey Plover
My first Cuckoo of the year was behind Christmas Dell
The highlight on Burrowes were these 2 Turnstones
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