Awful today with a rubbishy southerly gale and driving rain. The highlights were a three figure Teal count from Middleton and the dizzy heights of 14 Mallard on there. Yesterdays inshore Kittiwakes had completely vanished. Some pics from Sandra and John yesterday off Ocean Edge:
Middleton/Ocean Edge (thanks Malcolm)
Teal - 116
Mallard - 14
Gadwall - 5
Tufted Duck - just 7 left
Snipe - 9
Little Egret - 3
leucistic Bar-tailed Godwit Ocean Edge
South harbour area
Med Gull - 2 adults
Guillemot - 4 (3 in, one just offshore)
Just a few Goldfinches seen in very brief visit to feeder
