Friday, 1st February 2013

The good run of birds continued today with the Observatory`s first ever Smew being found; a long overdue record! It was first found on the old I.C.I. reservoir at 09:10 but soon flew off towards the river. It was relocated on the main pool at the Nature Park in the late afternoon but again seemed wary and soon flew off with two Pochards.

Smew

Offshore 
18 Common Scoters west, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 34 Kittiwakes west, 27 Little Gulls west, 1 Guillemot west, 1 Razorbill east and 8 Auk sp. west.

Others
1 redhead Smew, 1 drake Green-winged Teal relocated today on Jameson`s Marsh, 600 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 5 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 2,000 Knot, 300 Sanderlings, 500 Dunlins, 22 Black- tailed Godwits, 2 Med. Gulls and 1 Bullfinch.
 
Green-winged Teal

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