03/07/2023

Meadow Pipit on the Sea Kale behind the sea watch hide

Another unsurprisingly dour sea watch, if I don't look I will never have a good one.

 07.30-09.00 from the hide with OL

Common Scoter: 1E
Oystercatcher: 1E
Kittiwake:2W
Mediterranean Gull: c9 around
Sandwich Tern:  4W
Guillemot: 4W
Gannet: 2E     52W
Cormorant: 2W    3E
Swift: 5 in
Harbour Porpoise: 2
Grey Seal: 1

This Cattle Egret was new in at the ARC this morning, along with a Common Sandpiper and 4 Dunlin, in 3 visits today there was very little change.

The back packing drake Garganey was still present at the ARC

A Great White Egret heading over the ARC car park towards Boulderwall

An afternoon visit to very windswept Burrowes saw just 2 Common Terns of any note, At the Firth the wind was so strong I was unable to keep my binoculars steady despite standing in the shelter of the screen, a complete waste of money, the only people who use it are those that turn up in perfect weather conditions, at Makepiece there is now not even the pretence of any shelter as everything has been removed. I got as far as Scott before giving up when I came across a party of 4 dog walkers. 

A Small Mottled Willow not annual in my trap was the highlight from last nights trapping.