Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Almost there....

Striving for 130 or more for the month is a whisker away after today's trip over to Sandy Point where two Great Northern Divers, two Guillemots and a Razorbill (below) - last two being my first auks in over two years!! Sadly, no sign of Slav nor B-tD. Seventy or so Sanderlings, probably 2000+ Dunlin and a few Grey Plovers (one colour-ringed but too far to get any details).
Also two distant Common Seals.

Brief stop at the oysterbeds gave a dozen or more Black-necked Grebes and twenty or so Med Gulls, presumably the start of big numbers in March.

At Butser just views, and poor at that as the earlier glorious sunshine had vanished. One calling and then flying Yellowhammer, two Buzzards and a Kestrel. Possible Hawfinch ticing below the carpark on the south side.

EDIT Miscounted, with Yellowhammer being 132nd spp for the year.