29th September 2024

 Weather: ESE force 3

 

 'Red sky in the morning etc..' A really spectacular start to the day. 

A single Wigeon first thing was joined by 2 more in the gutter as the tide made, nearby were 3 female Eider with a male seen separately later, 60 Brent fed between the islands but more were tucked away on the west side of the reef and 360 Shelduck could be seen south of the Tanskeys after tide. Two immature Peregrine interacted on the west side, a male and a female with the size difference being very notable.

 

The Kestrel was also about along with a Sparrowhawk which flew around the North End and was later caught and ringed .

 

 Out by the windfarm 3,500 Common Scoter were in the air and at half distance was a Red-throated Diver. Eighteen Bar-tailed Godwit flew east over the Obs and 25 Sanderling flew low over the gutter. Long-legged feeders around the islands were 3 Grey Herons and 9 Little Egrets. There were 60 Redshank and 120 Curlew.

Single Chiffchaffs and Goldcrest were on the island, and in addition to the Sparrowhawk, 2 Robins and a Song Thrush were ringed today.

Photos AS, SRW