Tuesday, 12 March 2024

12/03/2024

A Thoroughly miserable day on the peninsular.

06.45-09.00 with TW, RW, from the sea watch hide.  Wind SSW 3 Temp 9°  Rain    poor visibility

Brent Goose: 164E (5 parties)
Wigeon: 2E 
Pintail: 4E
Eider: 2E immature drakes
Common Scoter: 33E     4W
Great-crested Grebe:  46 Minimum present
Kittiwake: 8E
Common Gull: 6E
Great Black-backed Gull: 12E
Herring Gull: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 2E
Guillemot: 48E     13W     8 on
Razorbill: 1E    
Auk sp: 8E     2W
Red-throated Diver: 42E    24W 
Fulmar: 3E         1W
Gannet: 85E    23W
Cormorant:  present n/c
Grey Seal: 1

I had a wander around the hay fields from mid afternoon when the rain finally let up, but even then the drizzle and mist persisted. I found my first Black-necked Grebe of the year on Dengemarsh ( no images as I didn't fancy carrying the camera in the poor weather) also Great White Egret there. On hayfield 2 there was a stunning Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit with 14 Dunlin. A Brown Hare was behind Christmas Dell and 4 Bearded Tits were at the old pump site, unfortunately little else was seen in the way of new arrivals.

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