08.15-10.00 RW, Wind N 3, Temp 5°
Shelduck: 5W
Velvet Scoter: 3W (DW)
Red-breasted Merganser: 1W
Great-crested Grebe: 8W
Oystercatcher: 1W
Kittiwake: 62W
Black-headed Gull: present
Mediterranean Gull: 16W
Common Gull: present
Great Black-backed Gull: present
Herring Gull: present
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present
Guillemot: 534W
Razorbill: 62W
Auk sp: 1,512W
Red-throated Diver: 126W
Great Northern Diver: 1W
Sooty Shearwater: 2W
Gannet: 16W
Cormorant: present
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Many thanks to Richard for sending me these numbers.
My first Jack Snipe of the year
Instead of sea watching this morning I wandered out beyond the Water Tower. A Barn Owl was the first bird of note followed shortly by a ring tailed Hen Harrier, 2 Marsh Harriers, a Common Buzzard, and a Sparrowhawk. Using a thermal imager I found a Jack Snipe but it still took me 20 minutes to actually see it due to its incredible camouflage. There were several Water rails squealing and a couple of tacking Cetti's Warblers, in general passerines were very few and far between.
The Divers were still on Burrowes and the Bewick and Whooper Swans still on Walland, hopefully the cold snap will push some wild geese our way or even a Waxwing.
Chiffchaff in The Willow Trail
The 4 Glossy Ibis opposite the Horse paddock
13.15-15.00 with RW, PH & LH from the fishing boats, Wind N 4, Temp 5°
Brent Goose: 2E
Wigeon: 57W 24E
Pintail: 11W
Teal: 1W
Common Scoter: 6W
Great-crested Grebe: 3 present
Sanderling: 17E
Turnstone: 2 present
Large numbers of Gulls off shore following fishing boats,
Mediterranean Gull: 2E
Caspian Gull: 1 present 2 cal year
Auk sp: many tooing & froing most far off shore
Red-throated Diver: 233W
Gannet: c25 present
Cormorant: c1,500 mainly into Rye Bay
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