Monday, 28th January 2013

Offshore

26 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 14 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Gannet west, 6 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Purple Sandpiper west, 51 Little Gulls west, 5 Kittiwakes west, 1 Guillemot west & 1 on the sea, 1 Razorbill east and 13 Auk sp. west.

Others 

800 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Gadwall, 7 Goldeneyes, 1 Peregrine, 116 Grey Plovers, 38 Ringed Plovers, 160 Sanderlings, 2,000 Knot, 700 Dunlins, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 63 Black-tailed Godwits, 240 Turnstones, 2 Med. Gulls, 2 Grey Wagtails and 1 Bullfinch.

 

Little Gull

Sunday, 27th January 2013

Offshore

3 Wigeons west, 5 Teal west, 14 Pintails west, 2 Scaup west, 17 Common Scoters west  4 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 28 Red-throated Divers west, 3 Gannets west, 6 Great Crested Grebes west, 25 Bar-tailed Godwits west, 41 Kittiwakes west & 13 east, 61 Little Gulls west, 1 Guillemot west and 36 Auk sp. west.

Others

250 Pink-footed Geese, 500 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 41 Ringed Plovers, 145 Sanderlings, 1 Woodcock, 43 Black-tailed Godwits, 230 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Water Pipit, 12 Rock Pipits and 60 Twite.

 

 Little Gull (above & below)

Saturday, 26th January 2013

Offshore 

17 Common Scoters west, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 28 Red-throated Divers west, 12 Great Crested Grebes west & 4 on the sea, 2 Kittiwakes west, 11 Little Gulls west, 8 Guillemots west, 2 Razorbills west and 67 Auk sp. west.

Others 

1,200 Pink-footed Geese, 430 Wigeon, 450 Teal, 15 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 57 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Water Pipit and 60 Twite.

 

 Mistle Thrush

Friday, 25th January 2013

Offshore 

38 Common Scoters west, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 21 Red-throated Divers west & 2 on the sea, 22 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Razorbill west and 5 Auk sp. west.

Others 

2 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 31 Ringed Plovers, 130 Sanderlings, 2 Woodcocks, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Med. Gull and 1 Short-eared Owl.

 

 Ringed Plovers

Thursday, 24th January 2013

Offshore 

32 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Red-throated Divers, 33 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Guillemots and 1 Auk sp. west.

Others 

200 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Gadwalls, 1 Buzzard, 3 Peregrines, 1 Woodcock, 38 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Bullfinch.

Ringing 

3 Starlings, 1 Blue Tit and 6 Goldfinch.

 

 Goldfinch

Wednesday, 23rd January 2013

Offshore

3 Shelducks east, 5 Wigeons west, 278 Common Scoters west, 22 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers west & 4 on the sea, 42 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Guillemot and 1 Auk sp. west.

Others

2 Gadwalls, 6 Goldeneyes, 1 Peregrine, 600 Dunlins, 75 Black-tailed Godwits and 43 Twite.

 

 Gadwall

Ringing 

2 Robins, 2 Chaffinch and 1 Goldfinch.

 

 Chaffinch

Tuesday, 22nd January 2013

After yesterday`s movement of Scoters it was Cormorants on the move today, a total of 618 moved east into the bay before settling onto an offshore sandbank. There was also a notable

influx of Great Crested Grebes offshore.

Offshore

92 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated Divers east & 9 on the sea, 618 Cormorants east, 28 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Auk sp. west.

Others

800 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 2 Peregrines, 1 Woodcock, 200 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Rock Pipits and 1 Bullfinch.

Ringing 

2 Blue Tits, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robins and 1 Greenfinch.

Greenfinch

 

 Robin