Wednesday, 30th December 2015

Offshore

4 Pintails west, 34 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 1 Great Skua west, 4 Kittiwakes west, 1 Little Gull west and 3 Auk sp. west.

Others

800 Pink-footed Geese, 650 Teal, 6 Goldeneyes, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers,1 Little Egret, 63 Ringed Plovers, 70 Golden Plovers, 600 Lapwings, 1500 Knot, 240 Sanderlings, 100 Dunlins, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull and 1 Grey Wagtail.

 

 Pink-footed Goose

Red-breasted Mergansers

Tuesday, 29th December 2015

A Richard's Pipit was seen briefly late this afternoon, it was seen in flight and heard to call three times as it came off the water meadows. It flew north towards the tip then turned east towards the Wyre estuary before being lost. Also today the Firecrest that was trapped and ringed earlier in the month was relocated this morning.

Offshore

1 Shelduck west, 2 Wigeons west, 37 Teal west, 8 Pintails west, 27 Common Scoters west, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 14 Red-throated Divers west, 5 Great Crested Grebes west, 6 Kittiwakes west, 3 Little Gulls west, 3 Guillemots west, 1 Razorbill west and 37 Auk sp. west.

 

 Pintails

Others

1000 Pink-footed Geese, 320 Wigeons, 700 Teal, 7 Pintails, 6 Goldeneyes, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 66 Ringed Plovers, 320 Golden Plovers, 1500 Lapwings, 5000 Knot, 275 Sanderlings, 600 Dunlins, 4 Jack Snipes, 53 Snipe, 57 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Short-eared Owls, 1 Firecrest, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Richard's Pipit, 9 Rock Pipits and 23 Twite.

 

 Knot

Monday, 28th December 2015

Offshore 

6 Teal west, 29 Common Scoters west, 13 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Gulls, 1 Guillemot west and 4 Auk sp. west.

 

 Little Gull

Others

800 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Goldeneyes, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 58 Ringed Plovers, 55 Golden Plovers, 63 Grey Plovers, 700 Lapwings, 1000 Knot, 275 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 375 Dunlins, 37 Black-tailed Godwits, 230 Turnstones, 2 Med. Gulls, 3 Short-eared Owls,1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Lesser Redpoll.

 

 Knot

 

 Lapwings

Sunday, 27th December 2015

Offshore

58 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 4 Kittiwakes west, 8 Little Gulls, 1 Guillemot west and 3 Auk sp. west.

Others 

1500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 325 Wigeons, 700 Teal, 5 Goldeneyes, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Merlin, 61 Ringed Plovers, 700 Lapwings, 240 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 120 Dunlins, 16 Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 265 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Barn Owls, 4 Short-eared Owls, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Wagtails and 6 Rock Pipits.

 

 Short-eared Owl

Sparrowhawk

Saturday, 26th December 2015

Offshore 

11 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 1 Red-throated Diver and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

Others

500 Pink-footed Geese, 500 Teal, 6 Goldeneyes, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 68 Ringed Plovers, 400 Lapwings, 280 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 12 Snipe, 240 Turnstones, 1 Grey Wagtail and 5 Rock Pipits.

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Sanderlings

Grey Wagtail

Friday, 25th December 2015

Offshore

8 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

Others:

700 Pink-footedGeese, 1 Greylag Goose, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 363 Oystercatchers, 120 Lapwings, 115 Grey Plovers, 2000 Knot, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 172 Sanderlings, 600 Dunlins, 9 Bar-tailed Godwits, 250 Turnstones, 1 Short-eared Owl and 28 Linnets.

 

 Turnstone

Thursday, 24th December 2015

Offshore

13 Common Scoters west, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 1 Kittiwake west and 3 Auk sp. west.

Others:

500 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Goldeneyes, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Goosander, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 51 Ringed Plover, 600 Lapwings, 140 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 130 Dunlins, 250 Turnstones,1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 28 Linnets and 50 Twite.

 

 Purple Sandpipers

Sanderlings

Ringed Plovers