A two hour sea watch from 15:45 produced:

Great Skua - 2 west 17:02 & 17:15

Red-throated Diver - 1e

Little Tern - 1e

Whimbrel - 1e

Kittiwake - 1w

Sandwich Tern - 8e 7w

Gannet - 2e 4w

Great-crested Grebe - 6os

Curlew - 1w

Sanderling - 14w

Turnstone - 80e

House Martin - 2n

Swallow - 6n

 

I would welcome any comments on the pictures below, shot's 1 and 3 were taken from the River Mouth were the Kumlien's Gull has been ever present for a couple of months, yesterday (pic 2) I saw a White Winged Gull amongst mainly Herring Gulls feeding on the Golf Course. With golfers approaching from the east and green and the greenkeepers from the west I took about four shot's before all the gulls took flight.  Not having seen the Kumlien's Gull for a couple of weeks I wrongly assumed it was the Kumlien's. Having studied both sets of shot's and would agree that they are not the best, I feel there are subtle differences mainly the head and primaries in the set of pictures. I thought it best to put out to a wider audience, all comments welcome. 



 



 

Good coverage this morning with the Kumlien's Gull still present from the River mouth, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 3 Wheatear, 20 Blackcap, 18 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Peregrine , 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2w Shelduck, 2w Gannet, 2e Med Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, and 2 Sand Martin.



 

Linnet on the Golf Course