27/10/2023

Goldfinches are abundant around the peninsular at the moment

Todays sea watch was surprisingly much better than of late, considering the constant heavy showers this morning.

08.15-10.00 from the sea watch hide.

Brent Goose: 100W

Wigeon: 8W

Common Scoter: 16W   4E

Great-crested Grebe: 2  present

Sanderling: 6W

Dunlin: 46W

Knot: 1W  

Kittiwake: 25E    

Little Gull: 26W 

Black-headed Gull: 29W

Mediterranean Gull: 24W

Common Gull: 21W

Great Black-backed Gull: 48W

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 6W

Sandwich Tern: 1W

Arctic Skua: 1W 

Razorbill: 1,620W  

Guillemot: 14W 

Auk sp: 146W

Red-throated Diver: 1W   

Gannet: 207W   

Harbour Porpoise: 2

A sound recording of a Siberian Chiffchaff along the track to Hanson this afternoon

The 2 Whooper Swans were back at the ARC today with all the usual Egrets and wildfowl, at Burrowes 200+ Golden Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 16 Dunlin, a Ruff and a Yellow-legged Gull of note

Black-necked Grebe at Scotney this afternoon viewed from the double bends. The sward was covered in 100s of Greylag, Canada and Egyptian Geese also 3 Barnacle Geese and a single Brent Goose.

At Boulderwall the 3 Glossy Ibis were still strutting there stuff along with at least 3 Cattle Egrets