Monday, 16 December 2024

16th December 2024

 Weather: WSW force 4

A very average winters day apart from the fact that our Barn Owl is still here which is an amazing thing for the island. The Brent are still at about 330 birds and 80 Common Scoter were seen also 5 Eiders were present. Small birds spending time on the island at the moment are 5 Robins, 4 Blackbirds, 5 Wrens, a Pied Wagtail and at least 1 Rock Pipit. Waders noted were 4,500 Oystercatchers, 4,000 Dunlin, 1,500 Knot, 130 Curlew, 70 Redshank, 30 Grey Plover, 180 Turnstone, 9 Purple Sandpipers and 65 Ringed Plover roosting at the north end. 


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