Sunday, 8th December 2013

Offshore

15 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 2 Auk sp. west.

Others 

6 Goldeneyes, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzards, 2 Merlins - a new male joined the wintering female, 1 Peregrine, 42 Golden Plovers, 230 Grey Plovers, 800 Lapwings, 3,000 Knots, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 600 Dunlins, 12 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 115 Black-tailed Godwits,1 Water Pipit - still on the water meadows, 6 Rock Pipits, 25 Goldfinch, 36 Linnets, 11 Twite and 1 Snow Bunting.

 

 Linnets

Ringing

1 Blackbird, 1 Wren and 1 Goldfinch.

Little Grebe

Saturday, 7th December 2013

Offshore 

24 Common Scoters west, 16 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Razorbill west and 7 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 

5 Redwings south.

Others:

9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Buzzards, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 57 Ringed Plovers, 270 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 11 Snipe, 130 Black-tailed Godwits, 300 Turnstones, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Rock Pipits and 1 Snow Bunting.

 

 Ringed Plover

Purple Sandpipers & Turnstones

Ringing 

1 Blackbird,1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Greenfinch.

 

 Pied Wagtail

Greenfinch

Friday, 6th December 2013

Offshore 

100 Common Scoters west, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 10 Red-throated Divers west, 4 Great Crested Grebes west, 3 Kittiwakes west, 1 Little Gull west, 1 Guillemot and 12 Auk sp. west.

Others

450 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Goldeneyes, 21 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Water Rail, 33 Ringed Plovers, 200 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 250 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 1Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Snow Bunting.

 

 Reed Bunting

Little Grebe

Thursday, 5th December 2013

The peninsular was hit with 70 mph winds and high tides today resulting in minor flooding and some structural damage, but the storm was short and quick resulting in few seabirds being seen.

 

 The sea breaching the sea wall on the peninsula and crashing over the dunes

 

Offshore 

16 Wigeons west, 45 Teal west, 62 Pintails west, 9 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 3 Fulmars west, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 3 Great Crested Grebes west, 23 Kittiwakes west, 9 Little Gulls west, 2 Guillemots west and 15 Auk sp. west.

 

 Red-throated Diver

Others

600 Pink-footed Geese, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 21 Ringed Plovers, 85 Sanderlings, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 53 Black-tailed Godwits and 230 Turnstones.

 

 Black-tailed Godwits

Purple Sandpiper

Wednesday, 4th December 2013

Offshore

35 Common Scoters west, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 7 Auk sp. west.

Others

300 Wigeons, 330 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 23 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipes, 58 Black-tailed Godwits, 225 Turnstones, 3 Med. Gulls, 1 Stonechat and 12 Rock Pipits.

 

 Turnstones

 

 Black-tailed Godwits

Ringing 

1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Wren and 2 Goldfinch.

 

 Song Thrush

Tuesday, 3rd December 2013

Offshore

3 Scaup west, 34 Common Scoters west, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Guillemot and 4 Auk sp. west.

Others 

350 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Goldeneyes, 14 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 11 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 130 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtails, 10 Rock Pipits and 9 Twite.

 

 Black-tailed Godwits

Pink=footed Geese

Monday, 2nd December 2013

Offshore

150 Common Scoters, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 4 Auk sp. west.

Others 

450 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 155 Grey Plovers, 800 Knot, 350 Dunlins, 260 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits and 1 Grey Wagtail.

 

Grey Plover