Monday, 2nd January 2017

There was no sign of the Waxwings along Copse rd today despite several visits, but two birds flew west along the promenade early afternoon.

Offshore

5 Shelducks east, 38 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Guillemot west, 1 Razorbill west, 27 Auk sp. west and 1 Little Gull west.

Others 

300 Pink-footed Geese, 375 Wigeons, 2 Gadwalls, 750 Teal, 4 Shovelers, 6 Goldeneyes, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Bittern, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rails, 600 Lapwings, 38 Ringed Plovers, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 280 Turnstones, 53 Sanderlings, 215 Dunlins, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 1 Peregrine, 5 Bearded Tits, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrests, 2 Waxwings flew west along the promenade, 2 Stonechats, 40 Linnets, 20 Twite and 35 Reed Buntings.

 

 Reed Bunting

Little Egret

Twite

Purple Sandpipers