3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, possibly 5 in this image from yesterday
Another excellent days sea watching, which included the first Arctic Skua and the first push of Little Gulls of the spring. Also excellent numbers of Brent Geese and Red-throated Divers, also a Goldeneye which is not a common bird on a sea watch
06.20-11.20 & 13.45-15.30 with TW, DW from the sea watch hide, Wind ESE 3 Temp 7°
Brent Goose: 2,457E
Shoveler: 4E
Wigeon: 17E
Pintail: 34
Teal: 9E
Velvet Scoter: 1W
Common Scoter: 398E 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 3E 4W 4 present
Goldeneye: 1E
Red-breasted Merganser: 2E
Oystercatcher:2E
Curlew: 3E
Sanderling: 1W
Dunlin: 8E
Kittiwake: 91E
Black-headed Gull: 31E 2W
Little Gull: 30E
Mediterranean Gull: 6E
Common Gull: 27E
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 1W
Arctic Skua: 1E
Guillemot: 43E
Razorbill: 2E
Auk sp: 36E 10W
Red-throated Diver: 722E 44W
Fulmar: 3E
Gannet: 410E 17W
Cormorant: present n/c
Sparrowhawk: 1 female SE out to sea
Harbour Porpoise: 5+
Grey Seal: 1
The Glossy Ibis is still around its usual haunts, Both Great Northern and Black-throated Divers were to be found on the lakes, 4 Cattle Egrets by the airport road, but no noticeable sign of passerine passage.
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