Wednesday 12th February 2014

Yet another gale picked up again. Heading south 38 Kitts, 10 Shelduck, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Guillemot, 3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Oyk & 2 Turnstone & heading north 2 Red-throated Diver, Fulmar & Shelduck. What is presumably the same Black-throated Diver that we have been seeing lately was offshore for a while until a Grey Seal had a go at it (change of diet ?) and it then quickly departed towards the river mouth. At high tide 23 Ringos, 2 Turnstone & a Sanderling were trying to roost on the beach and the 6 Snow Bunts were along the river bank. Finally the sandpiper was on top of the quay at Landguard terminal at high tide viewed from a distance. As they haven't had a mention for a while & punters do like them - Mr & Mrs Peregrine were on the nearest crane to the view point cafe.