Mild for new years eve. Southbound 57 Kitts, 47 Common Gull, 6 Shelduck, 3 Common Scoter & 2 Wigeon with northbound 3 Red-throated Diver & 1 Brent. A Little Gull was offshore briefly.
Friday 30th December 2022
Wet n' windy. Grim. Flying south 28 Kitts & a Pochard with northbound a single Gannet.
Thursday 29th December 2022
510 Cormorant headed out fishing. A flock of 36 Common Scoter moved south & at least 56 Common Gull were offshore but that was about it in 1.5 hours watching. Only land bird worth a mention was a Stock Dove heading south.
Wednesday 28th December 2022
Ringing Recoveries
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Tuesday 27th December 2022
Bit more life this morning. 455 Cormorant went out fishing. Southbound 94 Common Scoter, 57 Common Gull, 3 Brent, Red-throated Diver & Shelduck with northbound 57 Red-throated Diver & 13 Common Scoter. On site 12 Redwing & a Fieldfare first thing. Although odd Fieldfare sightings in the winter are the norm Redwing only tends to occur during severe weather conditions so no reason for this flock to be here today.
Monday 26th December 2022
480 Cormorant headed out to the Cork Sands were joined by 560 more coming in from the north. Offshore southbound 8 Brent & 6 Common Scoter with northbound 5 Common Scoter & 2 Red-throated Diver. 9 Kitts were with the gulls following dredging activities.
Sunday 25th December 2022
233 Cormorant headed out plus 205 more arrived in from the north to the fishing grounds. Southbound 22 Common Scoter, 18 Teal, 2 Red-breasted Merganser & 2 Velvet Scoter with northbound 6 Brent, 2 Common Scoter & Red-throated Diver in 1.75 hours observation.
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