20/11/2024

1˚ in NW wind this morning, so not surprising the watch was poor.  

08.00-09.00 from the Hide with RW 

Brent Goose: 15W

Shelduck: 5W

Common Scoter: 15W

Great-crested Grebe: 3E    2 present

Dunlin: 3W

Kittiwake: 3W.  38E

Black-headed Gull:  present n/c 

Common Gull:  present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Guillemot: 1W

Auk: 7W.  8E   

Red-throated Diver: 1W    10E    2 on      

Gannet: 38W        9E

Cormorant:  383W         62E

Starling: 40W

Common Seal: 1

Grey Seal: 1

A very quiet days birding around the area, on the reserve the Grebes and and the Egrets still present, the only addition was a female Common Scoter on Denge Marsh.

Female Pochard from Hanson this morning, very little else of note there.

The local Little Owls were enjoying being out of the wind and in the sunshine

Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV still at the fishing boats this afternoon in its 5th winter here.