Monday, August 06, 2007

Quackers going

Juvvy Kittiwake - they seem to have done ok judging by the number of these about.

No feeding furies offshore today, but this small gathering was just off the point.

Adult Kittiwake

A duck day at Kettleness with 370 Common Scoter west in 4 hours from 6 this morning (3 anarchic ones went east). Also 2 Pintail (one using subterfuge by flying with a female Mallard); 1 Wigeon; 2 Eider and 35 Teal. The other main feature was 95 Manx Shearwater going east (with 13 west later in the morning). Interestingly a Common Scoter is in West Yorkshire this morning and there are large movements of Manx on the west coasts.

Other birds of interest 3 Arctic Skua; 26 Arctic Terns; at least 11 Whimbrel; a Peregrine (but no pesky pigeon) and a juvenile Whinchat.

3 comments:

Nick Carter said...

Make that 36 in West Yorkshire, Darrel had them at effin' GW today effin'

Alastair said...

Nick, was the previous record number of birds seen on a single occasion at green Withens 6? I seem to recall 6 Black-headed Gulls were seen there together, although I think one of them was dead.

darrell j prest said...

now now nick calm your language,remember green withens is the new withens clough!!!!!