SE 6 - 8 gale with torrential rain. Difficult to look out in these conditions. with a short stint revealing 3 adult Little Gull feeding fairly close inshore north of the point. Also of note were 2 Starlings which were the first ones we have seen since before Xmas.
Monday 26th January 2026
Dull calm morning. 1,150 Cormorant went out fishing, 150 Common Gull, 50 Common Scoter & 11 Kitts offshore, 3 Snow Bunting back beach, 3 Med Gull went south, 2 Turnstone & Rock Pipit on the point plus, what we presume is the same, female Chaffinch visited.
Sunday 25th January 2026
Another dank & dreary day. Southbound 31 Red-throated Diver with northbound 5 Red-throats, 2 Brent & Gannet plus 59 Kitts & 50 Common Scoter offshore. 3 Snow Bunting out the back.
Saturday 24th January 2026
Glorious sunny morning for a pleasant change with 930 Cormorant heading out fishing the highest count of the year so far. A Jackdaw went south keeping going into Essex. Otherwise 50 Common Scoter, 11 Sanderling, 4 Ringos, 3 Snow Bunting, 2 Mipit & a Rock Pipit on the point.
Friday 23rd January 2026
Another dismal, damp & dreary morning. Southbound 13 Teal & Red-throated Diver. 3 Snow Bunting present & accounted for.
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Another wet day which is getting tedious. 420 Cormorant went out fishing early. Southbound 5 Teal, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Pintail & Red-throated Diver. 13 Sanderling & Lapwing on the reserve with the usual 3 Snow Bunting on the back beach.
Wednesday 21st January 2026
Mostly wet morning. 420 Cormorant went fishing, 50 Common Scoter & 18 Kitts offshore, 18 Sanderling & a Dunlin on the beach, heading south single Red-throated Diver, Shelduck & Teal.
