Thursday, 27 January 2011

27 January, 2011. Birling Gap, Overcast cold, NE2 to 4.

Did a sea watch with Doreen between 07.45 to 09.30 and recorded the following:

Red Throated Diver 14 E, 4W & 3 on sea.
Fulmar 4
Gannet 40 feeding of shore
Shelduck 1E
Curlew 11 E & 2 W
Bonxie 1 lingering around the Gannets between 09.00 to 09.15
Black Headed Gull 70
Common Gull 400 in the fields.
Kittiwake 20
Auk sp: 300 W & 100+ on the sea. (All birds i/d were Razorbills)
Razorbill 150 either on the sea or moving W. Quite a few now in full s/p.