North Sea Thread (5 Viewers)

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Birds starting to flow now.

Found the Pied again (still thinking Alba?). What I took to be a Chiffchaff, and a Swallow.

2025 List
1) Kittiwake
2) Great Black-backed Gull
3) Herring Gull
4) Gannet
5) Greylag Goose*
6) Carrion Crow
7) Fulmar
8) Robin
9) Common Gull
10) Common Scoter
11) Chiffchaff
12) Woodpigeon
13) Tree Sparrow (d)
14) Wheatear
15) Long-tailed Duck
16) Pied Wagtail
17) Swallow

Looks like White Wagtail (alba) to me.

 

[Gander]

New bird in this morning with a first Kestrel of the season. Managed to get better photo of the White Wagtail late yesterday. And photo of the crow nest, while they were away, showing 7 eggs.

2025 List
1) Kittiwake
2) Great Black-backed Gull
3) Herring Gull
4) Gannet
5) Greylag Goose*
6) Carrion Crow
7) Fulmar
8) Robin
9) Common Gull
10) Common Scoter
11) Chiffchaff
12) Woodpigeon
13) Tree Sparrow (d)
14) Wheatear
15) Long-tailed Duck
16) Pied Wagtail
17) Swallow
18) Kestrel