31/12/2023

Another wild and wet sea watch this morning, I was hoping the force 10 southerly overnight was going to produce some birds, unfortunately not.

After the sea watch I went home to a full English breakfast and didn't bother to come back out again due to the appalling weather.

08.20-09.50 with RW & OL,

Wind SSW 8, Temp  7° Squally hail Showers

Brent Goose: 6E

Pintail: 2W (drake & duck)

Great-crested Grebe: 1W

Oystercatcher: 1E 

Kittiwake: 66W      

Black-headed Gull: present

Common Gull: present

Great Black-backed Gull: present

Herring Gull: present

Lesser Black-backed Gull: present

Great Skua: 1W

Guillemot: 262W     

Razorbill: 14W     

Auk sp: 360W     

Red-throated Diver: 19W  3E

Fulmar: 3W

Gannet: 195W 

Cormorant: present

Out of the 228 species recorded on the peninsular this year I managed to see 213 of them, my poorest total in the last 14 years, sadly I don't think next year will be any better.

The Divers are still in situ apparently, The Cattle Egrets are by the Airport approach road and the Glossy Ibis are still at the back of Boulderwall Fields in the Horse Paddocks but difficult to see.

Hopefully we will all have a great and happy 2024 with plenty more birds.