Sanderling Poole Place

Whimbrel Poole Place

Another fine bright morning, although a tad cold and windy first thing. Good numbers of Gannet again following a pair of trawlers, a single Eider off poole place and at last some House Martin and Swift in off the sea.

Gannet - c.100
Sandwich Tern - 17e 11w
Common Tern 9e 5w
Fulmar - 1e
Great-crested Grebe - 4
Cormorant - 15e 7w
Eider - 1
Mediterranean Gull - 4w
Little Egret - 2
Dunlin - 4w
Ringed Plover - 3
Turnstone - 6
Oystercatcher - 2e 1w
Wheatear - 1
Swallow - 15
House Martin - 4
Swift - 7
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Stock Dove - 4
Jay - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Warbler - 4
Blackcap - 2
Whitethroat - 7
Chiffchaff - 2
Pied Wagtail - 1
Skylark - 4

Eider

Common Tern

Sandwich Tern

About the same as yesterday, although a  Spotted Flycatcher around Atherington, Coal Tit and again Little Owl around Bailiffscourt. A Mistle Thrush in poole place gardens which now most of the building works has finished looks encouraging. A Whimbrel and 4 Oystercatcher flew west, with 2 Common Tern lingering offshore with 5 Great-crested Grebe.

Little Owl

Little Egret

Reed Warbler

Whitethroat