Saturday, 5 November 2022

5th November 2022

Weather: SE force 3 drizzle 

A sea watch this morning over the tide produced good sightings including 100 Common Scoter and 2 Red-throated Divers,

 also 12 Gannets,

 there were 6 Guillemots and 3 Razorbills,

 and a single Red-breasted Merganser, while on the island an unexpected late Sandwich Tern rested on the whaleback.

 Just 3 Purple Sandpipers were showing,

 Oystercatchers totalled 8,000, Turnstone 130, Dunlin 250 and Redshank 120.

One hundred and five Shelduck were counted also 3 dark and 280 pale-bellied Brent, and as always, Little Egrets were present, 3 this morning.

 Photos AEH

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