An amazing morning for variety - 67 species so far
Brent Goose, Shelduck Mallard, Common Scoter, Velvet Scoter Two again close inshore just west of Bird Rock Red-breasted Merganser Common Pheasant Red-throated Diver 5 moved high west as the tide rose Great Crested Grebe, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk (1st of the year) Peregrine Falcon (2), Water Rail (still 4 in the marsh) Moorhen, Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Dunlin Black-tailed Godwit 3 sp birds on the tide edge Whimbrel 1-2 birds, 1st of the year Curlew, Common Redshank, Little Gull at least 40 and possibly up to 100, with birds up the Dee as far as Little eye and also well east into Liverpool Bay. Black-headed Gull Common Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Kittiwake Guillemot Feral Pigeon Wood Pigeon A few less today, but still 75 went south Eurasian Collared Dove Short-eared Owl One high over the point at about 9.30, lest to the south and caused a lot of alarm in the gardens Sky Lark Sand Martin (25) Swallow (5) Meadow Pipit (70) White Wagtail 20 in the spartina, Winter Wren , Dunnock, Robin, Northern Wheatear (2) Ring Ouzel 2nd cal Male early morning at the church end of Stanley Rd, Blackbird Mistle Thrush Sedge Warbler male still N en of the reedbed Blackcap male singing first light Willow Warbler (10-15) Blue Tit Great Tit, Nuthatch One seen at about 9.10. It arrived from the point, sat on the top of the poplars then left to the south and the same or another at 9.30 again in the poplars. A serious rarity here Magpie Jackdaw (9) Rook 1 west - 1st of the year. Carrion Crow Starling House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow two in the point garden, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin (1) Linnet, Lesser Redpoll (35) Reed Bunting
No Song Thrush, sandwich Tern, Tree Pipit, Knot, House martin. I might try later to see if I can get the day list to 70
Digi-binned Mega! [Twice]