Wednesday 28th January 2026

 

3 Snow Bunts still attracting visiting toggers with this one probably drying out after yesterday.

Flat calm morning. 3 Skylark on the reserve that headed north are either birds relocating after recent cold weather, flooded out inland in yesterdays deluge or the start of spring passage as the males in this species are keen to get back to their breeding grounds at the mere hint of longer days. Apart from this fairly predictable with 702 Cormorant going out fishing, 70 Common Gull, 57 Red-throated Diver relocating south following yesterdays gale, 50 Common Scoter, 5 Sanderling, 2 Egyptian Geese flying north, 2 Turnstone, Peregrine, Woodcock & only the second sighting of Collared Dove this year. 

Tuesday 27th January 2026

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

 

Very low tides at the moment.

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.