Monday 14 May 2018

Sandwich day

The main theme of today was Sandwich Terns and not much else:

North Harbour Wall/Knowlys Road vantage point 06:15 - 08:30 
Weather: NE F1, 3C on arrival, 4/8 cloud

Sandwich Tern - 191 into the Bay and very few out
Arctic Tern - 12
Kittiwake - 12 (8+4 floating in, 2 flying out)
Gannet - 3 adults out, 1 adult floating in
Swan sp - 3
Common Scoter - 5
Whimbrel - 1+
Great-crested Grebe - 3 (2+1)
Swallow - 3
Tree Pipit - 1 (highlight of the day! Landed briefly on the mound)

14 Turnstone on the wooden jetty

Grey Seal - 1

JR, PJM