A much nicer day with very light winds and only a little
bit of rain in the morning to spoil things; a Grey Wagtail, a noticeable increase of 21 Meadow Pipits, a male
Stonechat at the school and a Song Thrush were the passerine highlights of the
C census route while much calmer seas produced counts of 9+ Great-northern
Divers, 5 Red-throated Divers, 23 Long-tailed Ducks and 8 Red-breasted
Mergansers. Also of note was an
increased count of 49 Sanderling on The Links and a group of 6 Whooper Swans on
the pool behind The Links wall which included a 1st winter.
A
smart adult male Merlin came in off the sea at the pier in the afternoon while
a new 1st winter male Peregrine flew over Holland while we had the
nets open – which produced 4 Blackbirds and a Linnet.
Whooper Swans
Stonechat
Shoveler
Purple Sandpipers
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