Sandwich Tern off Mudbank (looking north towards Exeter). One of at least 32 off there today.
Pretty quiet in this neck of the woods still. Orcombe Point first thing - My first 6 Manx Shearwaters of the year (east), 3 Sandwich Terns, 11+ Common Scoters, 1 Blackcap, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 5 Mallard and 2 Shelduck. Off Mudbank - 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Pale-Bellied Brent Geese, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, c30 Black-headed Gulls (east), 3 Great Crested Grebes and 32+ Sandwich Terns. A Willow Warbler was singing at the back of our garden throughout the morning..
30/3 - Orcombe Point - 10+ Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 3 Curlew (high east), 3 Meadow Pipits, 1 Little Egret (east), 1 Cirl Bunting (high west), 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Mallards, 2 Shelducks and 2 Peregrines.
29/3 - Orcombe Point - 6 Common Scoters, 1 Sandwich Tern, 11 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, c25 Linnets and 1 Siskin.
Sandwich Tern off the Imperial rec - 28/3.
Willow Warbler - Orcombe Point 29/3.
Nice Willow Warbler shot amongst the Alexanders. Haven't seen/heard one yet, though quite a few reported in recent days around London. Maybe I'll connect today at the London Wetland Centre as a couple reported there yesterday.
ReplyDeleteDid manage a Little Gull at Staines yesterday (there had been 5 previous 2 days) & 2 gorgeous breeding plumaged Black-necked Grebes right next to the causeway. Surprisingly no hirundines but quite a few chironomids flying about.
Guess I'll have to visit the coast to see some Sandwich Terns.
Hi Neil - just one Swallow for me so far this spring. It has been terribly slow-paced so far. Envious of your Black-necked Grebes - they've become very scarce down this way. Got my first Common Terns this morning and have fingers crossed for a better tern year than last year's disastrous one! Hope you get some more good stuff over the coming weeks. Good to hear from you as always. Matt.
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