This morning, a Woodcock was flushed from near the first car park off entrance road, also six Oystercatchers on the spit.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 11 10:40 PM, 2024
Adult Yellow-legged Gull again this late afternoon in the East Bay, also 16 Oystercatchers.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Andy Isherwood said
Sun Feb 11 12:46 PM, 2024
This morning's highlights were a Chiffchaff in the bushes in the western reedbed, Curlew flew north over here, Peregrine west over the western end, small numbers of Siskin in a few locations at least 2 singing Cettis Warbler and Treecreeper in at least 4 locations.also 14 Oystercatcher, 3 Greylag geese and several Water rail heard.
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Feb 10 6:35 PM, 2024
Late afternoon today up to dusk:
Poorest gull roost of the winter so far for numbers.
Usual breeding plumaged adult Mediterranean Gull
12 Oystercatchers
230 Lapwings
4 drake Pochards still
2 Kingfishers off Sorrow Cow
Singing Goldcrest at Sorrow Cow Farm
colin davies said
Sat Feb 10 12:45 PM, 2024
This morning,
Pink-footed geese 53 over heading west at 11.15
Little egret 2 Mossley Hall farm
Redwing 80+ Mossley Hall farm
Pochard 4 drakes off the car park
Also tufted duck with nasal saddle CH1
colin davies said
Thu Feb 8 11:30 AM, 2024
This morning
Shelduck 1
Pochard 5 drakes
Snipe 1
Oystercatchers 5
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Feb 7 6:18 PM, 2024
Late afternoon up to dusk tonight:
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (the usual breeding plumaged bird and the more non-breeding plumaged individual from the 5th)
15:15 - 16:40.
Gull roost: adult non-breeding little gull seen from the old hide site on the Southeast bank around 15:50. It passed through a crowd of incoming black-headed gulls but didn't linger, I lost it in the distance. Also one adult Mediterranean gull in breeding plumage. Little egret on the Horrocks spit and water rail by Tom Edmondson's.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Feb 5 6:18 PM, 2024
Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:
Adult Yellow-legged Gull present early on bathing furiously for a while, then flew off SW at 4:04pm (possibly one of the birds from Jan 16th)!
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls, with the usual fine breeding plumaged bird off Sorrow Cow Farm and a new, very patchy-headed bird found by Phil Rhodes. So, four birds in the past few days.
10am - 11-30am Mallard Gadwall Shoveler Teal Tufted Goldeneye Coot Moorhen Shelduck Canada Geese Mute Swan Great Crested Grebe Cormorant Oystercatcher Lapwing Redshank Lesser Blackbacked Gull Herring Gull Black Headed Gull (one with damaged left wing on spit) Little Gull (single from Horrocks, flew across spit headed NE. Winter adult.) Robin Wren Blackbird Song Thrush Great Tit Blue Tit Coal Tit Long tailed Tit Chaffinch Reed Bunting
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 4th of February 2024 05:58:11 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Feb 4 4:02 PM, 2024
Early this morning, 33 Pink-footed Geese flew SW, 13 Goosander and three drake Pochard.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Feb 3 6:28 PM, 2024
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
Adult Iceland Gull (more images on the website)
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (both breeding plumaged)
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted this late afternoon, the regular bird and another new bird mainly in non-breeding plumage (so not the new adult seen on the 30th January).
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Steven Heywood said
Thu Feb 1 12:05 AM, 2024
Late afternoon wander as the wind got up and the rain started. Two Muscovy ducks on the car park, the car park oystercatcher was on the spit at the Horrocks Hide with seventy-odd lapwings. A couple of drake pochards were on the flash close to the car park, at least three dozen tufted ducks out on the water with eighteen goldeneyes and three drake scoters quite far out. Large gull numbers were building up, a raft of about a hundred each of herring gulls and lesser black-backs with half a dozen great black-backs at the Eastern end of the flash, a larger but unidentifiable raft of gulls was out over by the sailing club; a lot more were coming in as I left. Three goosanders, a drake and two redheads, with the teal and shovelers at Ramsdales where a couple of willow tits were showing well in the company of a family of long-tailed tits. A couple of buzzards were sparring over the Tom Edmondson Hide.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 31 8:40 PM, 2024
Also earlier today, 7 Little Egrets, 12 Goosander, 40 Cormorants and 2 Snipe.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 31 8:48 AM, 2024
Female Marsh Harrier at the rear of Horrocks Hide at 08:35
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 30 6:09 PM, 2024
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
Female Common Scoter still present, tucked in by the sailing club mainly asleep, then woke up and began swimming about nearer dusk
Single drake Shelduck in Ramsdales
Now two adult Mediterranean Gulls, with the new bird showing considerably more white around the base of the bill than the regular bird
4 Common Scoters, with three present at first light (male and two females) which flew off strongly west at 08:30 and a single female which flew in at 08:40 but wasn't present at c09:30
2 Whooper Swans flew east at 09:25
4 Greylag Geese flew west
2 Shelduck flew west at 08:44
3 Pochard
139 Lapwings
3 Little Egrets
18 Goosanders
A peak of 54 Cormorants through the early morning but much comings and goings of birds
2 Oystercatchers
2 small flocks of Siskins at the western end and at the back of Teal Scrape
And a quick count up revealed 90 species seen on site during the month without actually trying (though only a few other additions would have been possible to be fair!).
Bittern sunbathing on the edge of Ramsdales reedbed at noon
Marsh harrier 1 immature flew south over the ruck at 9:15
Little egret 7 roosting in a tree at the western end
Water rail 2 calling in Ramsdales reedbed
Goosander 32
Goldeneye 29
Teal 50+
Wigeon 1 male at western end
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 17 7:09 PM, 2024
Mid-afternoon up to dusk again today:
Bittern flew across Ramsdales at 3:43pm and presumably into the reedebed along the western edge of Ramsdales (which was out of view from my vantage point)
2490 Herring Gulls
56 Great Black-backed Gulls
Regular adult Mediterranean Gull
101 Cormorants
5 Pochard in Ramsdales
43 Greylag Geese
1 Kingfisher
5 Little Egrets at the western end, went to roost just prior to dusk
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Jan 16 6:44 PM, 2024
Mid afternoon up to dusk today:
2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, one of which I almost missed as it was so close inshore off Sorrow Cow Farm!
The regular adult Mediterranean Gull
1940 Herring Gulls
37 Goosanders
97 Teal, including 66 in a single flock off the south side of the spit
109 Cormorants
21 Snipe on the spit
26 Shovelers
3 Greylag Geese at the western end again
346 Canada Geese flew in from the west at 3:40pm and dropped out from the sailing club
Highlights from a couple of hours this morning included
2 adult Whooper Swan over heading North east c. 9.10am
c.30 Greylag geese at the western end
11 Pink footed geese North just after 8.30
7 Siskin in trees by the leaning posts
61 Cormorant in a large fishing raft off the sailing club
2 Grey Partridge
Woodcock
Kingfisher
Little egret in ramsdales
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jan 13 8:03 PM, 2024
Late afternoon today up to dusk:
First winter Caspian Gull in a decent sized gull roost (record photos on the website)
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull
At least 104 Greylag Geese at the western end, feeding with Canada Geese, though there were probably more as many were in the reeds and out of view etc. Towards dusk some of the flock flew off towards the Lightshaw area.
3 drake Pochard (two at the eastern outflow and one in Ramsdales)
Single Greylag Goose over NE
8 Meadow Pipits on Ramsdales Ruck
103 Pink-footed Geese over NW at 09:20
31 Teal with lots of displaying drakes, by the mini spit
6 Goosanders
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 11 9:25 PM, 2024
Early afternoon today, 6 Little Egrets below Ramsdales Ruck, the regular adult Mediterranean Gull, 3 Pochard and a pair of Wigeon on Pengies.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 11 9:51 AM, 2024
This morning:
10 Whooper Swans flew west
7 Little Egrets
2 Willow Tits
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 10 7:18 PM, 2024
Mid-afternoon today up to dusk:
69 Cormorants
5 Little Egrets, at least three of which were initially at the western end but flew towards the lagoon/Ramsdales and towards dusk they were then all on Ramsdales Scrape
Resident Oystercatcher on the spit
2160 Herring Gulls
Usual adult Mediterranean Gull
41 Woodpigeons in trees and bushes around Sorrow Cow Pond
2 drake Pochard
6 Goosanders
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Jan 10 11:42 AM, 2024
5 Little Egrets, 2 Goosander, 2 Pochard and 38 Cormorants this morning.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Jan 6 5:37 PM, 2024
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
1044 Herring Gulls (much reduced numbers of Great and Lesser Black-backed Gulls)
Usual adult Mediterranean Gull, drifted out from East Bay into the middle of the flash
2 Little Egrets in Ramsdales
5 Pochard, with 4 in Ramsdales (including one female) and a single male off the east end of the car park
1 Kingfisher off Sorrow Cow Farm
Drake Mandarin in Ramsdales with a flock of Mallard
6 Goosanders flying in and around at dusk
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Jan 5 11:30 PM, 2024
733 Herring Gulls roosted this late afternoon, also 2 Wigeon present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Jan 4 6:03 PM, 2024
Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:
1 Chiffchaff briefly around Sorrow Cow Pond
1 Raven over NW at 3:20pm
Blue nasal saddled female Tufted Duck still on site, in Ramsdales
33 Goldeneye
Only 3 drake Pochards visible around the eastern outflow
96 Great Black-backed Gulls, over half of which departed SW prior to dusk
1710 Herring Gulls (with another increase in argentatus birds)
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull in its favoured location just off Sorrow Cow Farm
c3800 Jackdaws in the south side roost, an average of several counts from their impressive murmurations
Redshank circled calling over where the spit normally is this morning before heading off west. Several Water rail seen well with the high water levels.
Steve Monty said
Tue Jan 2 10:46 AM, 2024
Two Marsh Harriers flew directly overhead at the viewing fence behind Teal Scrape (where it says liable to flooding.) They were in plain view for around two minutes, being mobbed by crows and were finally chased away.
67 species seen or heard this morning, highlights included:
3 Little Egret in flooded fields near Moseley Hall Farm
4 Raven flew south over Moseley Hall Farm, 1 landed in large conifers next to farm and then called loudly (can Raven call any other way?!) for several minutes before flying back north.
c 80 Pink footed goose flee east c.8.30 am and 4 flew west at c. 9.30.
Cettis Warbler singing from flooded area between Charlie Owenl hide and canal
3 Siskin in trees in the same area
2 drake and a female Wigeon circled the fkash for a minute before landing in East bay
colin davies said
Sun Dec 31 12:36 PM, 2023
This morning 10am - 12 noon;
Little egret 3 on flooded horse field at Mossley Hall farm
Pochard 17
Wigeon 1 female Pengy's
Mandarin 1 still Plank Lane marina
colin davies said
Sat Dec 30 4:19 PM, 2023
An afternoon visit to the hides revealed a further seven goosander from Charlie Owen (Teal) hide giving a total of 11 birds for me today.
Also on the car park amongst the frequent blue ringed black-headed gulls, blue ringed 2T62 which was ringed at the flash 16/10/2020, seen at a breeding colony at Poznan, Poland in July 2022 (1300km, 807 miles) and last seen by me at the Flash a year ago today, 30/12/2022. Also the Dutch metal ringed bird 3,738,977 (558km, 347 miles).
colin davies said
Sat Dec 30 12:52 PM, 2023
This morning,
Pochard 17 off the car park
Goosander 2 (male and female)
Goldeneye 27
Wigeon 2 (male and female) at the west end
Greylag goose 4
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Dec 29 7:20 PM, 2023
Late afternoon up to dark today:
158 Great Black-backed Gulls
434 Herring Gulls
154 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
28 Stock Doves in a single flock going to roost around Pennies somewhere
Drake Wigeon still at the western end
Two redhead Goosander
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Dec 29 1:19 PM, 2023
Around 8:35 this morning a Peregrine was chasing Lapwings and landed briefly in the spit before heading off west.
This morning, a Woodcock was flushed from near the first car park off entrance road, also six Oystercatchers on the spit.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Adult Yellow-legged Gull again this late afternoon in the East Bay, also 16 Oystercatchers.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Late afternoon today up to dusk:
Poorest gull roost of the winter so far for numbers.
Usual breeding plumaged adult Mediterranean Gull
12 Oystercatchers
230 Lapwings
4 drake Pochards still
2 Kingfishers off Sorrow Cow
Singing Goldcrest at Sorrow Cow Farm
This morning,
Pink-footed geese 53 over heading west at 11.15
Little egret 2 Mossley Hall farm
Redwing 80+ Mossley Hall farm
Pochard 4 drakes off the car park
Also tufted duck with nasal saddle CH1
This morning
Shelduck 1
Pochard 5 drakes
Snipe 1
Oystercatchers 5
Late afternoon up to dusk tonight:
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (the usual breeding plumaged bird and the more non-breeding plumaged individual from the 5th)
48 Goldeneyes
13 Oystercatchers
1020 Herring Gulls
254 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:
Adult Yellow-legged Gull present early on bathing furiously for a while, then flew off SW at 4:04pm (possibly one of the birds from Jan 16th)!
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls, with the usual fine breeding plumaged bird off Sorrow Cow Farm and a new, very patchy-headed bird found by Phil Rhodes. So, four birds in the past few days.
Leucistic Black-headed Gull (photo attached)
16 Oystercatchers
2 Kingfishers off Sorrow Cow
140 Lapwings
Mid afternoon to dusk,
Mediterranean gull 1 adult winter off the car park
Oystercatcher 6 on the spit
Pochard 3 males off the car park
10am - 11-30am
Mallard
Gadwall
Shoveler
Teal
Tufted
Goldeneye
Coot
Moorhen
Shelduck
Canada Geese
Mute Swan
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Redshank
Lesser Blackbacked Gull
Herring Gull
Black Headed Gull (one with damaged left wing on spit)
Little Gull (single from Horrocks, flew across spit headed NE. Winter adult.)
Robin
Wren
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Long tailed Tit
Chaffinch
Reed Bunting
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 4th of February 2024 05:58:11 PM
Early this morning, 33 Pink-footed Geese flew SW, 13 Goosander and three drake Pochard.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
Adult Iceland Gull (more images on the website)
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls (both breeding plumaged)
370 Herring Gulls
223 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
3 drake Pochard
34 Goldeneyes
6 Oystercatchers
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted this late afternoon, the regular bird and another new bird mainly in non-breeding plumage (so not the new adult seen on the 30th January).
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Also earlier today, 7 Little Egrets, 12 Goosander, 40 Cormorants and 2 Snipe.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Female Marsh Harrier at the rear of Horrocks Hide at 08:35
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
Female Common Scoter still present, tucked in by the sailing club mainly asleep, then woke up and began swimming about nearer dusk
Single drake Shelduck in Ramsdales
Now two adult Mediterranean Gulls, with the new bird showing considerably more white around the base of the bill than the regular bird
1460 Herring Gulls
129 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
44 Great Black-backed Gulls
57 Cormorants
Now 3 Oystercatchers
316 Lapwings
21 Lesser Redpolls in trees along the canal bank.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Highlights from this morning:
4 Common Scoters, with three present at first light (male and two females) which flew off strongly west at 08:30 and a single female which flew in at 08:40 but wasn't present at c09:30
2 Whooper Swans flew east at 09:25
4 Greylag Geese flew west
2 Shelduck flew west at 08:44
3 Pochard
139 Lapwings
3 Little Egrets
18 Goosanders
A peak of 54 Cormorants through the early morning but much comings and goings of birds
2 Oystercatchers
2 small flocks of Siskins at the western end and at the back of Teal Scrape
And a quick count up revealed 90 species seen on site during the month without actually trying (though only a few other additions would have been possible to be fair!).
This morning, 4 Lesser Redpolls along the canal bank, 6 Goosander, 2 Little Egret and 4 Shelduck at the western end.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
7 Pochard, 6 Goosanders and 1 Little Egret this morning.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
A relatively poor gull roost this late afternoon but highlights included:
85 Great Black-backed Gulls (including proportionately many more first winter birds than usual in the roost)
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull off Sorrow Cow Farm, now very close to a complete breeding plumaged black hood
Also, two Oystercatchers on the spit and a drake Pochard in Ramsdales
So far this morning:
Adult Mediterranean Gull off the sailing club
Adult male Peregrine
8 Little Egrets
Info thanks to Bill Harrison and Barry Hulme
Highlights from mid-afternoon today up to dusk:
First winter Caspian Gull, a very advanced bird in moult and certainly new in (a few more images on the website)
620 Herring Gulls
226 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
96 Great Black-backed Gulls
Usual adult Mediterranean Gull showing very well close in off Sorrow Cow Farm/Sailing Club area
1 Curlew though east
2 Oystercatchers
1 Kingfisher off Sorrow Cow Farm
2 Sparrowhawks
1 adult Peregrine hunting over the flash for a while, having a good (but unsuccessful) go at the Lapwings
This afternoon:
84 Cormorants
2 Wigeon
11 Goosanders
This morning, 8:45 - 12:15;
Bittern sunbathing on the edge of Ramsdales reedbed at noon
Marsh harrier 1 immature flew south over the ruck at 9:15
Little egret 7 roosting in a tree at the western end
Water rail 2 calling in Ramsdales reedbed
Goosander 32
Goldeneye 29
Teal 50+
Wigeon 1 male at western end
Mid-afternoon up to dusk again today:
Bittern flew across Ramsdales at 3:43pm and presumably into the reedebed along the western edge of Ramsdales (which was out of view from my vantage point)
2490 Herring Gulls
56 Great Black-backed Gulls
Regular adult Mediterranean Gull
101 Cormorants
5 Pochard in Ramsdales
43 Greylag Geese
1 Kingfisher
5 Little Egrets at the western end, went to roost just prior to dusk
Mid afternoon up to dusk today:
2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, one of which I almost missed as it was so close inshore off Sorrow Cow Farm!
The regular adult Mediterranean Gull
1940 Herring Gulls
37 Goosanders
97 Teal, including 66 in a single flock off the south side of the spit
109 Cormorants
21 Snipe on the spit
26 Shovelers
3 Greylag Geese at the western end again
346 Canada Geese flew in from the west at 3:40pm and dropped out from the sailing club
2 Sparrowhawks
Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:
3 Greylag Geese at the western end, then around 4:40pm as I was getting back to my car a flock of c70 flew over E/SE just south of the flash
3 Little Egrets feeding at the western end
840 Herring Gulls
Only 33 Great Black-backed Gulls
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull just off Sorrow Cow Pond
8 Goosanders
Also, one I forgot to add for yesterday when a Tawny Owl was singing briefly in the area around Sorrow Cow Farm late afternoon but still light!
Late afternoon today up to dusk:
First winter Caspian Gull in a decent sized gull roost (record photos on the website)
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull
At least 104 Greylag Geese at the western end, feeding with Canada Geese, though there were probably more as many were in the reeds and out of view etc. Towards dusk some of the flock flew off towards the Lightshaw area.
27 Goldeneye
16 Goosander
63 Pink-footed Geese over W/SW at 16:10
Early this morning:
Treecreeper in song at the western end
3 drake Pochard (two at the eastern outflow and one in Ramsdales)
Single Greylag Goose over NE
8 Meadow Pipits on Ramsdales Ruck
103 Pink-footed Geese over NW at 09:20
31 Teal with lots of displaying drakes, by the mini spit
6 Goosanders
Early afternoon today, 6 Little Egrets below Ramsdales Ruck, the regular adult Mediterranean Gull, 3 Pochard and a pair of Wigeon on Pengies.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
This morning:
10 Whooper Swans flew west
7 Little Egrets
2 Willow Tits
Info thanks to Bill Harrison
Mid-afternoon today up to dusk:
69 Cormorants
5 Little Egrets, at least three of which were initially at the western end but flew towards the lagoon/Ramsdales and towards dusk they were then all on Ramsdales Scrape
Resident Oystercatcher on the spit
2160 Herring Gulls
Usual adult Mediterranean Gull
41 Woodpigeons in trees and bushes around Sorrow Cow Pond
2 drake Pochard
6 Goosanders
5 Little Egrets, 2 Goosander, 2 Pochard and 38 Cormorants this morning.
Info thanks to Barry Hulme
Late afternoon up to dusk today:
1044 Herring Gulls (much reduced numbers of Great and Lesser Black-backed Gulls)
Usual adult Mediterranean Gull, drifted out from East Bay into the middle of the flash
2 Little Egrets in Ramsdales
5 Pochard, with 4 in Ramsdales (including one female) and a single male off the east end of the car park
1 Kingfisher off Sorrow Cow Farm
Drake Mandarin in Ramsdales with a flock of Mallard
6 Goosanders flying in and around at dusk
733 Herring Gulls roosted this late afternoon, also 2 Wigeon present.
Info thanks to Phil Rhodes
Mid-afternoon up to dusk today:
1 Chiffchaff briefly around Sorrow Cow Pond
1 Raven over NW at 3:20pm
Blue nasal saddled female Tufted Duck still on site, in Ramsdales
33 Goldeneye
Only 3 drake Pochards visible around the eastern outflow
96 Great Black-backed Gulls, over half of which departed SW prior to dusk
1710 Herring Gulls (with another increase in argentatus birds)
The usual adult Mediterranean Gull in its favoured location just off Sorrow Cow Farm
c3800 Jackdaws in the south side roost, an average of several counts from their impressive murmurations
This morning, 9:00 - 12:15;
59 species in total for me, including;
Woodcock 1 flew over the southern side
Several willow tits near Bunting hide
Siskin 4 from the canal
Lesser redpoll 1 with the siskins
Mandarin 1 still at Plank Lane marina
This late afternoon up to dusk:
181 Great Black-backed Gulls
660 Herring Gulls
1 adult Mediterranean Gull
28 Goldeneye
This morning 10am - 12 noon;
Little egret 3 on flooded horse field at Mossley Hall farm
Pochard 17
Wigeon 1 female Pengy's
Mandarin 1 still Plank Lane marina
An afternoon visit to the hides revealed a further seven goosander from Charlie Owen (Teal) hide giving a total of 11 birds for me today.
Also on the car park amongst the frequent blue ringed black-headed gulls, blue ringed 2T62 which was ringed at the flash 16/10/2020, seen at a breeding colony at Poznan, Poland in July 2022 (1300km, 807 miles) and last seen by me at the Flash a year ago today, 30/12/2022. Also the Dutch metal ringed bird 3,738,977 (558km, 347 miles).
This morning,
Pochard 17 off the car park
Goosander 2 (male and female)
Goldeneye 27
Wigeon 2 (male and female) at the west end
Greylag goose 4
Late afternoon up to dark today:
158 Great Black-backed Gulls
434 Herring Gulls
154 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
28 Stock Doves in a single flock going to roost around Pennies somewhere
Drake Wigeon still at the western end
Two redhead Goosander
Around 8:35 this morning a Peregrine was chasing Lapwings and landed briefly in the spit before heading off west.
Info thanks to Bill Harrison