Monday, 3rd February 2014

A most bizarre moment occurred today whilst seawatching. A Stock Dove was seen coming in off the sea and it was just about to make landfall when a Carrion Crow started to attack it. Struggling in the strong southerly wind, with a Carrion Crow on its tail, it crash landed into the Observation tower at IG`s feet!!

Stock Dover

Offshore:
33 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west & 1 on the sea, 11 Kittiwakes west, 41 Little Gulls west and 4 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration
1 Stock Dove in off the sea.

Others 
12 Whooper Swans, 600 Pink-footed Geese, 600 Teal, 9 Pintails, 9 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 47 Ringed Plovers, 275 Golden Plovers, 175 Sanderlings, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 97 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat, 14 Rock Pipits, 30 Goldfinch and 1 Snow Bunting.
 
 Teal

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