22/01/2025

A very poor return for an hour spent in the sea watch hide.

08.00-09.00 with RW & OL. NNW 2       3º

Oystercatcher: 1E 

Black-headed Gull: Present n/c

Common Gull:  Present n/c

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Guillemot: 1E   

Razorbill: 1E      1 present      

Auk sp: 2E

Red-throated Diver: 16E       22W

Gannet: 20E   6W

Cormorant: Present n/c

Grey Seal: 1

Common Seal: 1

On my back home for breakfast there were 10 Russian White-fronted Geese viewed from Cockles Bridge

The Long-tailed Duck was still on the New Diggings but distant, No Great Northern Divers seen today.

There is much disturbance around the reserve with work being done in the hayfields, Christmas Dell, Makepiece and the ARC so it was unsurprising that my wander around the reserve saw very little.

This Great White Egret was feeding in the Dipping Pond a first for me.

A Barn Owl disappearing down the track to Hanson from the ARC car park early this afternoon

On a brighter note the new Makepiece hide is coming on a pace, image taken from Scott Lookout.