A fine bright sunny morning with the wind from the north, a few hours sea watching and still managed to miss the bird of the day, with a Great-white Egret tracking east seen by (OM), combined totals below.

Red-throated Diver - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Brent Geese - 13w 1 on beach

Common Scoter - 9w

Auk sp - 2e

Sandwich Tern - 12e

Gannet - 1e

Med Gull - c50

Lapwing - 1e

Stock Dove - 45 cudlow field

Little Egret - 7

Sanderling - 1w

Oystercatcher

Turnstone - c30

Grey Wagtail - 2

Skylark - 20

Goldfinch - c300e

Linnet - 20e

Stonechat - 1

Meadow Pipit - 15

Pied Wagtail - 7

Goldcrest - 1

Kestrel - 1

Red-throated Diver 

Foggy cold start to the day with a chilly north east breeze.

Merlin - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Fieldfare - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Firecrest - 4

Chiffchaff - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 7

Yellowhammer - 13

Reed Bunting - 2

Skylark - 80

Meadow Pipit - 12

Goldfinch - c1115 east

Pied Wagtail - 10

Greenfinch - 10

Song Thrush - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Jay - 1

Starling 71

Stock Dove - 30

Kingfisher - 1

Little Egret - 5

Sanderling - 15

Ringed Plover - 30

Curlew - 2

Oystercatcher - 2

Turnstone - 15

Med Gull - 40

 

GSW Ath Pools

Fieldfare camp site

Another trek around the golf course, with an early sea mist, light breeze from the east, sunny and bright from mid morning.

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 4

Raven - 2

Firecrest - 3

Goldcrest - 7

Chiffchaff - 4

Cetti's Warbler - 3

Blackcap - 1

Redpoll - 2

Siskin - 3 

Goldfinch - 50

Linnet - 45

Pied Wagtail - 17

Meadow Pipit - 23

Skylark - c125

Stonechat - 7

Reed Bunting - 19

Yellowhammer - 37

Song Thrush - 13

Starling - 40

Jay - 1

Stock Dove - c100+

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Lapwing - 1

Golden Plover - 1

Grey Plover - 2w

Ringed Plover - 2

Sanderling - 1w

Oystercatcher - 2w

Med Gull - 35

Little Egret - 4

Grey Heron - 1

Raven camp site

White Wagtail seataside

Meadow Pipit camp site