28/04/2024

Pale morph Pomarine Skua this morning

 Once again the main interest came from the sea, there were 2 Ring Ouzels found in The Desert, a Redstart at Dengemarsh and few waders on the reserve and at Scotney.

05.50-10.00 & 13.30-16.00 with AL,JY, RW, CP, TW, TH  from the hide. Wind SSW 5-6 Temp 10°

Pintail: 2E

Common Scoter: 34E   4W

Red-breasted Merganser: 1E

Great-crested Grebe: 6 present 

Oystercatcher: 17E

Whimbrel: 3E      1W

Bar-tailed Godwit: 2E    1W

Knot: 7E

Kittiwake: 38E

Little Gull: 3E

Mediterranean Gull: 2E

Great Black-backed Gull: 18E   14W 

Herring Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 177E     16W

Little Tern: 8W

Common Tern: 162E     36W

Arctic Tern: 35E

Great Skua: 6E

Arctic Skua: 11E

Pomarine Skua: 3E (1 @ 07.13, 2 @ 08.13)

Guillemot: 5E 

Auk Sp: 51E    

Red-throated Diver: 4E 

Fulmar: 102E   4W

Manx Shearwater: 2W

Gannet: 378E   180W

Cormorant: present n/c 

Kestrel: 1SW out to sea

Swallow: 2E   

3rd Calendar year Gannet

A distant Great Skua

Pale morph and a Dark morph Pomarine Skua