23/02/2024

One of this mornings Mediterranean Gulls

 An improvement on yesterdays watch.
07.45-09.30 with RW, Wind WNW 3, Temp 5°  overcast

Velvet Scoter: 2W (M+F)
Common Scoter: 5W
Great-crested Grebe:  2 on 
Kittiwake: 17W     4E
Black-headed Gull: c1,000W
Mediterranean gull: 10W 
Common Gull: c1,000W
Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Great Skua: 1W
Guillemot: 17W  4E
Razorbill: 4W 1E
Auk sp: 18W    10E
Red-throated Diver: 12W     26E
Fulmar: 1W    1E   
Gannet: 93W      42E 
Cormorant: Present n/c
Grey Seal: 1 Bull

This poor Guillemot washed up in front the sea watch hide this morning, I thought oiled birds were a thing of the past, but recently. there seems to have been a spate of them being seen.

A Black-throated Diver and a great Northern diver were on the ARC this morning but relocated to Burrowes this afternoon joining the other Great Northern Diver. A Chiffchaff by Dennis's hide was likely a wintering individual. With this constant wet weather there has been very little new arrivals to the peninsular.