26/01/2025

A constant stream of Gannets passing east from sunrise

14 Fulmars was a good number for here

Kittiwake making light of the weather. Most of them were quite far out, those that were close were too quick for me with the camera.

A bone chilling southerly wind blew straight into the hide through the slats this morning, I would liked to have stayed for another hour till the rain arrived but the cold was getting to me, also the sea spray was a constant nuisance fogging up the telescope spoiling an otherwise enjoyable sea watch.

07.30-10.30 joined by CP & OL

Brent Goose: 6E

Common Scoter: 1E

Red-necked Grebe: 1 flew in from west, landed and lost in troughs.

Great-crested Grebe: 1E

Oystercatcher: 4E

Turnstone: 2E

Dunlin: 10E

Kittiwake: 457E   

Black-headed Gull: Present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 4E

Common Gull:  Present n/c

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: 46E

Lesser Black-backed Gull: Present n/c

Great Skua: 1E along the shoreline

Guillemot: 8E    

Auk sp: 94E     22W

Red-throated Diver: 102E      2W

Fulmar: 14E

Gannet: 1,813E       105W      

Cormorant: Present n/c

Harbour Porpoise: 2

Grey Seal: 1

Common Seal: 1

Only about 6 of the 1800 Gannets noted were last years young, hopefully they winter out in the deeper water to explain the lack of them.

The only other news today is 11 Russian White-fronted Geese at Cockles Bridge per GP & NB.

The details of yesterdays 1w Herring Gull that was at the fishing boats yesterday afternoon. Many thanks to Mike Marsh for his prompt response