Tuesday, 14 January 2025

14/01/2025

Just before sunrise c20 Bewick swans flew over my house out onto Walland Marsh, they presumably roosted on the ARC or Burrowes. The Yellowhammers were still in the hedge opposite.

A gentle WSW 2-3 breeze and a positively balmy 4ยบ enabled  a somewhat slow watch with only 6 Gannets seen, but 2 Velvet Scoters were nice addition to the year list.
 08.10-9.10  with RW
Velvet Scoter: 2E
Common Scoter: 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 1W
Kittiwake: 7W   
Black-headed Gull: Present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 1E
Common Gull:  Present n/c
Herring Gull: Present n/c
Caspian Gull: 2W (2 x 1w)
Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Guillemot: 14W    
Razorbill: 59W 
Auk: 61W      74E
Red-throated Diver: 189W   6E  
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 3W    3E     
Cormorant: Present n/c. Very few this morning

The 2 Tundra Bean Geese were still at the back of the sand pit along with a couple of Bewick Swans. At Cockles Bridge 6+ Russian White-fronted Geese. 5+ Water Pipits were seen on the hay fields.

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