A dry day with sunny periods. A light SE wind.
Jean and Pete checked from Gate 38 - 06:30-09:30
Report by Jean:
It was pretty quiet compared to yesterday. The wind direction was too southerly for birds to end up going into the Bay.
Still, 21 species seen
2 Canada Goose
6 Eider
1 Common Scoter
Feral Pigeon
90 Sandwich Tern
10 Kittiwake
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Arctic Skua
1 Razorbill
23 Guillemot - 2 of which were in the harbour near the dredger
16 Guillemot/Razorbill
3 Red-throated Diver
8 Manx Shearwater
10 Gannet
1 Cormorant
15 Swallow
1 Dunnock
1 Rock Pipit
2 Linnet
South shore
I checked 08:00 - 09:00 (Malcolm)
Pale-bellied Brent goose 2 were feeding out from Red Nab long before the tide arrived
Wheatear 2
Pied Wagtail 1 (no White wagtails seen)
Linnet 8 around Ocean Edge 4 near the lighthouse
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| Female Linnet with nesting material just behind Red Nab |
Common Whitethroat 1 singing and very animated bird also just behind Red Nab.
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| Common Whitethroat |
The dredger was operating near the outfall intake in the harbour. There were loads of large gulls feeding on No.1 outfall (No.2 outfall is currently at half capacity).
There was a trickle of Sandwich Terns in. Plus several on the buoys on both sides.
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| Sandwich Tern heading in |
The tide had reached Red Nab on my return. The Brent were still there
Little Egret 3
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| Little Egret - reflecting in its splendour |
Whimbrel 1
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| Whimbrel and Oystercatchers on Red Nab |
In the Nature Park
Singing warblers:
Chiffchaff just 1
Willow Warbler 2
Blackcap 2
Common Whitethroat 2
Also
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Linnet
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Dunnock,
Wren
Robin
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| The Cowslips are looking splendid at the moment |
Janet checked Ocean Edge later towards high water
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| The two Brent were still on Red Nab |
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| A White Wagtail had arrived, it has caught a fly here |
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| Also at least 2 Meadow Pipits which weren't seen earlier |
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| Male Linnet |
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| Large Red Damselfly at Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet |
Also from Janet - Holly Blue near Knowlys Rd this afternoon
