28/06/2024

J99AM 2nd Calendar year Great Black-backed Gull on the beach in front the hide this morning, this is the second time I have recorded this bird.

A better sea watch than I thought would be.

06.45-08.00 from the hide:

Swift: 3W
Kittiwake: 1W
Black-headed Gull: 13W
Mediterranean gull: 1W (adult)
Great Black-backed Gull: 9W      J99AM  present 
Sandwich Tern: 5W
Auk: 1E
Fulmar: 2E
Manx Shearwater: 3E
Gannet: 2E      64W
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 2

Most of the rest of my day was taken up with domestic stuff, but I did get down to the ARC this evening,

where 22 Black-tailed Godwits were making use of the newly emerged islands, along with 4 Avocets, 2 Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin. also there several 100 each of Pochard and Gadwall, a Hobby chasing the Hirundines, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Marsh Harriers and 3 Common Terns. At least 60 Swifts were hawing over the causeway and north bank along with Sand Martins, House Martins and Swallows

There were 22 Black-tailed Godwits present from Hanson this evening

2 of the 4 Avocets present this evening