14th March, 2020. Overcast with intermittent rain with sea mist from 11.30. SSE to SSW 4.
RAB sea-watched from 09.00-10.30 and then covered Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area, Icky Ridge, Hotel Garden and Radio mast bushes. AR had a brief visit to the Headland and visited sites around the Hotel Garden and also Shooters Bottom and the valley opposite. LP did a short sea-watch and covered sites around the Old Trapping Area.
Small arrival of Chiffchaffs, with 4 Firecrests.
Red-throated Diver 16 E
Black-throated Diver 1 E @ 10.20 with Red-throated Divers. (RAB)
Great-crested Grebe 1 E
Brent Geese 316 E
Shelduck 5 E
Peregrine 2
Curlew 1 E
Blackcap 1 Old Trapping Area
Chiffchaff 10 Headland
Goldcrest 3 Headland
Firecrest 4 Hotel Garden area
Raven 2
15th March, 2020. Early drizzle, Overcast cold and clear. SW 5-6.
We sea-watched from 06.30-10.45. with the highlight being a party of 7 Garganey.
Red-throated Diver 21 E
Black-throated Diver 1E (adult in s/p close in superb summer plumage JFC).
Fulmar 6
Gannet 3 E
Brent Goose 2,716 E (Our 2nd largest day movement, with the largest was on the 13/3/2006 when 4,100 moved E).
Shelduck 2 E
Teal 3 E
Garganey 7 E @ 07.58 with a party of Brent Geese (JFC, DRC) (Joins our earliest date which was on the 15/3 2008 when 9 moved E).
Eider 5 E (3 drakes, 2 ducks)
Common Scoter 16 E
Red-breasted Merganser 2 E
Curlew 4 E
Common Gull c20 E
Herring Gull c600 E along the cliffs and were chiefly immatures.
Black-headed Gull 17 E
Mediterranean Gull 3 E
Kittiwake 5 E
Raven 1
