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Lesser Crested Tern - Oman 28th Feb 2024

29 November, 2020

Caspian Gull

 A productive couple of hours around the golf course this morning, with a male Black Redstart and 3 Grey Partridge, the first seen for a while, and Brent Geese still present in good numbers. Whilst trying to get a decent shot of an adult Lesser Blacked-backed Gull, looking at the only image shows a good candidate for a 1st winter Caspian.

Black Redstart - 1
Chiffchaff - 1
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd
Stonechat - 5
Redwing - 1
Grey Partridge - 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Snipe - 1or 2
Kingfisher - 1
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Brent Geese - c.700
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Meadow Pipit - 17
Skylark - 1
Goldfinch - 37
Pied Wagtail - 15

1st winter Caspain & Lesser BB Gull

Greenfinch

Elmer Rocks A fairly casual visit this morning produced a Rock Pipit on the beach, where there were also 42 Sanderlings roosting before the inevitable dog-walking disturbance. Offshore there was little to mention except for 6 Red-throated Divers east, 2 of which turned back and settled on the sea.

On the rock islands, 10 Ringed Plovers, a Grey Plover and several more Sanderlings were roosting, whilst about 15 Turnstones were around. The only passerines of note were 2 Pied Wagtails and 3 Chaffinch near Poole Place.

Rock Pipit (OM)

Sanderling (OM)