Sunday 29 October 2017

Young male Sparrowhawk trapped and ringed by Lee yesterday
08.30-10.00 from the turning circle:
Brent Goose: 26 down   7 up
Wigeon: 1 down
Common Scoter: 14 up   
Great-crested Grebe: 3 around
Gannet: c400 off shore
Curlew: 1 down
Mediterranean Gull: 14 off shore
Kittiwake: c500 off shore
Sandwich Tern: 2 around
Razorbill:  5 up
Guillemot: 8 up   4 on sea
Auk sp: 137 up      21 down
Swallow: 1 out
Starling: 270 in
Grey Seal: 1
 juvenile Arctic Skua
A walk around the area found nothing of note. On the reserve the usual Great White Egrets and Cattle Egret, also a Ring Ouzel still by the entrance track per PB.
 1 of the 200+ Mediterranean Gulls past the fishing boats today
13.50-16.20

Brent Goose: 18 up        38 down
Shelduck: 1 down
Common Scoter: 23 up 
Great-crested Grebe: 5 around
Gannet: 78 up   15 down
Little Egret: 1 up
Common Buzzard: 1 in
Turnstone: 16 around
Dunlin: 7 up
Arctic Skua: 1 up (the usual Juvenile)
Mediterranean Gull: 194 up
Kittiwake: 143 up
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 around
Sandwich Tern: 27 up
Razorbill: 6 up        2 down
Guillemot: 18 up    3 down
Little Auk: 1 down
Auk sp: 279 up
Grey Seal: 1
Dutch ship Thalassa close inshore this morning

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