As the NW winds freshened throughout the day all eyes were on the sea. An interesting 10 hour watch at Long Nab observatory highlights being 75 Pomarine Skuas, a Sooty Shearwater, 4 Great Northern and one Black-throated Diver, a good selection of wildfowl including a Velvet Scoter and 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, waders arriving included 3 Woodcock, a Jack Snipe and 13 Snipe. Also small numbers of thrushes and Starlings were arriving off the sea plus a Snow Bunting flew over the obs. 47 Whooper Swans were at Wykeham South Lake late afternoon, 30 of which flew off south-west. In the harbour there were Shag, Cormorant, Guillemot and Great Crested Grebe. Seamer tip pool held 3 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 2 Teal. A report of 4 Red-crested Pochard (3 drakes) at Burton Riggs on 20th October.
Full Long Nab counts here: http://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1074/20181026
Full Long Nab counts here: http://www.trektellen.nl/count/view/1074/20181026
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Purple Sandpipers at the harbour - Stuart Baines |
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