Thursday 9th January 2014

Yet another gale blowing this morning. Heading south 100 Cormorants, 63 Kitts, 65 Dunlin, 60 Golden Plover, 40 Shelduck, 34 Ringed Plover, 25 Knot, 11 Turnstone, 8 Guillemot, 5 Red-throated Diver, 3 Wigeon, 2 Red-breasted Mergs, 2 Oyks, Razorbill & Rock Pipit plus going north 25 Brent, 17 Pintail & 5 Red-throats. Single Great-crested Grebe & Guillemot were offshore in between the waves. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was on the reserve early on and 160 Black-headed Gulls (best count for some time) were by the car park first thing.