21/02/2024

 The sea watching continues to be somewhat the same, plenty of birds but little variety.

07.45-09.15 with RW & Sue.  Wind SW 7, Temp 9°  overcast

Brent Goose: 20E

Common Scoter: 4W

Great-crested Grebe: 1E     1 on

Turnstone: 1E     

Kittiwake: 32W   

Black-headed Gull: Present n/c

Common Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Guillemot: 42W  13E

Razorbill: 18W  2E

Auk sp: 425W       64E

Red-throated Diver: 12W      64E

Fulmar: 1W    1E   

Gannet: 154E      39W  

Cormorant: Present n/c

Harbour Porpoise: 3+

As this appalling weather continues I spent much time today scanning the fields from the comfort of home and racking up at least 42 species.

Mute Swan: 32

Mallard: 7

Barnacle Goose: 39

Greylag Goose: 326

Canada Goose: 9

Egyptian Goose: 2

Cormorant: No Count

Grey Heron: 2

Little Egret: 1

Great White Egret: 2

Moorhen: 1

Common Buzzard: 1

Marsh Harrier: 2

Kestrel: 1

Sparrowhawk: 1

Lapwing: No Count

Golden Plover: 20+

Curlew: 4

B H Gull: No Count

Common Gull: No Count

Herring Gull: No Count

Great Black backed Gull: 5

Stock Dove: 30+

Collared Dove: 2

Wood Pigeon: No Count

Feral Pigeon: TO MANY

Skylark: 1

Dunnock: 2

Wren: 1

Robin: 1

Blackbird:1

Blue Tit: 4

Great Tit: 4

Jackdaw: No Count

Rook: No Count

Carrion Crow:

Starling: No Count

House Sparrow: No Count

Goldfinch: 12

Greenfinch: 6

Chaffinch: 3

Reed Bunting: 1