Saturday 8th February 2020

1,640 Cormorant headed out fishing. Southbound 30 Brent, 6 Red-throated Diver, 5 Shelduck, Fulmar & Skylark with northbound 3 Brent. 2 Purps, 2 Snow Bunting & Rock Pipit at the point present & accounted for.

Friday 7th February 2020

2,864 Cormorants headed out to sea down the river with the great bulk of them in one extended flock at 0720 hrs. Stock Dove is today's visitor. 2 Snow Bunting & Purp still at the point.

Thursday 6th February 2020

Ringed Plover are starting to investigate their nesting grounds on nice days like this - presumably they winter not to far away. 260 Black-headed Gull were roosting offshore in the flat calm conditions, 5 Long-tailed Tit visited, 5 Crows and 5 Shelduck flew south & a Lapwing was present early on. On the point Purple Sand & Rock Pipit.

Wednesday 5th February 2020

Not often the Snow Bunts sit up on posts.

Fine drizzle first thing evolving into a glorious sunny morning. Offshore southbound 96 Red-throated Diver, 5 Shelduck & 2 Brent with northbound 10 Red-throats & 2 Brent. 2 Snow Bunting, Purp & Rock Pipit at the point as per usual.

Tuesday 4th February 2020

An hour seawatch produced southbound 9 Shelduck, 4 Brent, 2 Greylag, Barnacle Goose & Red-throated Diver. At the point 2 Snow Bunting & Purple Sandpiper as per usual. 3 Long-tailed Tit only other thing worth a mention on a cool windy morning.

AGM

This years AGM is to be held on Tuesday 3rd March 2020. All members should have been e-mailed an agenda plus the minutes of last years meeting. If you have failed to receive this please check your Bulk/Spam box in case it is in there - if not, sincere apologies & please e-mail landguardbo@yahoo.co.uk for a copy.

Monday 3rd February 2020

With the lengthening days some species are keen to get back to their breeding grounds. Migrants included a Reed Bunting heading south then back north plus a Yellowhammer south. 35 Linnet is the highest count of the year so far, 9 Long-tailed Tit visited, single Mipit and Skylark were on the reserve and our first Greenfinch of the year was noted. At the point 2 Snow Bunting, 2 Turnstone & Purple Sandpiper. 1,094 Cormorant went out to sea fishing. Offshore southbound single Oyk & Shelduck plus assorted seagulls.