Today at cooley point:
9 knot (several in summer plumage)
2 sanderling
40 dunlin (juvs among them)
42 ringed plover
20 whimbrel
13 curlew
5 cormorant
30 rb merg offshore
good numbers of auks offshore
+ large assortment of gulls especially several lesser black backed gulls (not common here) one of which had a blue ring with white writing, too distant to read unfortunately.
Only 7 sandwich terns left to confuse me!
Starting to feel wintery!
9 knot (several in summer plumage)
2 sanderling
40 dunlin (juvs among them)
42 ringed plover
20 whimbrel
13 curlew
5 cormorant
30 rb merg offshore
good numbers of auks offshore
+ large assortment of gulls especially several lesser black backed gulls (not common here) one of which had a blue ring with white writing, too distant to read unfortunately.
Only 7 sandwich terns left to confuse me!
Starting to feel wintery!