Thursday 14 March 2013

Gannets!

Well, only 3 Gannets but the first this year. All adults going 'into' the Bay.

North Harbour Wall 0820-0920
Gannet - 3
Red-throated Diver - 9 (4, 3, 1, 1, floating in along the Kent Channel)
Great-crested Grebe - 2 displaying and 2 singles
Red-breasted Merganser - 13 (6prs and a spare male)
Eider - 220
Kittiwake - raft of 20-50 in the distance, 2 other lots heard but not seen.
Canada Goose - 3 floating in with the tide.
Rock Pipit - 2
Turnstone - 67
Ringed Plover - 1 flew NE
Mediterranean Gull - 3 (3CY and adult male and female.  The latter were not the wintering birds but possibly the pair from the other day.  All on Fisher's Roof at high tide).
Twite - 75-80
Linnet - 2
Goldfinch - 3
Robin - 1

Grey Seal - 1

Vis:
Pied Wagtail - 2 over North Wall
Meadow Pipit - 3+ over North Wall, 20 over Nature Reserve