4th September 2024

 Weather: NW force 2/3  rain showers

The 14 Swallow around the buildings early morning included newly fledged birds.

There were 8 Shag on the Whaleback this morning, a very good count for the obs. About 8,000 Oystercatchers are to be found at the high tide.

 

 Over tide there were 85 Turnstone and 26 Redshank roosting in Niffy Bay.

 

  As yesterday, when the rain stopped the Wheatear appeared, but only 3 today.

 Scanning the sea found  a Gannet, 4 Guillemots, 30 Common Scoter and 12 Sandwich Tern. The 8 Eider showed well as did 5 Little Egret and 3 Grey Herons but the Kestrel showed only briefly as a Peregrine sat on the rocks west of Middle after the tide.

Photos AS