Sunday 20 September 2020

Good coverage with at least one reward

 Pretty quiet today (report from Jean)


Vis 07:00-10:00

ENE F2

Pink-footed Goose 25

Snipe 6

Jackdaw 37

Carrion Crow 10

Skylark 9

Blackbird 1

Grey Wagtail 8

Meadow Pipit 81

Chaffinch 5

Linnet 2

Goldfinch 2

Siskin 2

Reed Bunting 8


Notables on the deck:

Kingfisher 1

Cetti's Warbler 2 singing

Water Rail 1 squealing

Sparrowhawk 1 chasing a Meadow Pipit


Ringing (including Alan's)

Meadow Pipit 11

Grey Wagtail 2

Wren 2

Robin 2

Blackbird 1

Chiffchaff 2

Blue Tit 1

Great Tit 3

Chaffinch 2

Reed Bunting 4


WeBS counts

Ocean Edge 

A high tide roost of 70 Redshank, 5 Turnstone and a Curlew Sandpiper huddled together well away from anglers, paddlers, dogwalkers etc


Red Nab

68 Turnstone, 16 Ringed Plover and 5 Dunlin squeezed onto what remained of the rocks on the 10.3m tide. 3 Rock Pipits preferred the seaweed covered sea wall.

2 noisy Peregrines were flying high above the power station - it looked like a young one was harrassing an adult.


Heliport 

3100 Oystercatcher, 364 Redshank, 26 Turnstone, 4 Lapwing, 114 Knot, 3 Dunlin and 1 Grey Plover.


Others

Herald moth pretended to be a leaf on the curved sea wall below the power station.


Picture by Kevin