Saturday 29 January 2011

29th January, 2011 Birling Gap. Overcast NE2

We sea-watched from 07.35-10.05. Lots of activity and again the majority of Auks i/d proved to be Razorbills. We recorded the following:

Red Throated Diver 70 E & 25 on the sea.
Great Crested Grebe 1 W & 9 on the sea.
Slavonian Grebe 2-3 on the sea.
Fulmar 5
Gannet 5 E & 50 loafing off shore.
Cormorant 140 (10 E & 130 flew in from the E. and settled on the sea in one raft (Beachy record).
Brent Goose 45 E
Shelduck 1 on sea.
Wigeon 2 E & 6 W
Gadwall 1 E
Teal 5 E
Common Scoter 4 E
Oystercatcher 25
Curlew 5 E
Common Gull 400 in fields
Lesser Black Back Gull 1 (English race).
Kittiwake c20
Auk sp 5 E & 150 W.
Guillemot 5 on sea.
Razorbill 22 E & 200+ on Sea

Rock Pipit 1


Just part (of the record flock of 130 for Beachy) of Cormorants off Birling Gap.


2-3 Slavonian digi-scoped off Birling by DC.

Jackdaw.