21/03/2024

Wheatear behind the boats today

A very poor sea watch for us this morning.

06.30-08.30 with RW, TH, DW  from the sea watch hide. Wind NE 1-2 Temp 9°  

Wigeon: 3E

Teal: 5E

Common Scoter: 29E   4W    

Great-crested Grebe: 4E      5 present 

Oystercatcher: 4E

Kittiwake: 1E    2W  

Black-headed Gull: 100E     

Common Gull: 22E

Great Black-backed Gull:  present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 4E   3W  

Guillemot: 8E   

Auk sp: 26E       8W

Red-throated Diver: 27E   2W

Fulmar: 1E     

Gannet: 192E   

Cormorant: 35 present

Harbour Porpoise: 2

Glossy Ibis around the hay fields late morning. This bird looks to be a new arrival as the long staying bird is not as colourful and has the juvenile pale flecking around the neck.

An influx of Little Egrets onto the Hayfields today

A wander around the hay fields with Colin and Richard in gloomy conditions saw 2 Corn Buntings at Springfield Bridge, a Great White Egret and probably the 2 Water Pipits in Denge Marsh Flood, on hayfield 3 c10 Common Snipe, 2 Pintail and the Ibis of any note, several Bearded Tits were seen in the reeds and Bittern was heard briefly but it generally very quiet.

This afternoon in hindsight a wander around the Scotney sand pit was probably a mistake, visibility was very poor in the mist, the wind had picked up and it was cold, apart from mewing Mediterranean Gulls little was seen.