200+ Sanderling mainly in one large flock on the sand.
32 Curlew
Peregrine over the sea
1000+ Redshank
1000+ Oystercatchers
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Thursday 30th of December 2021 05:21:11 PM
Dave Thacker said
Thu Dec 2 6:06 PM, 2021
10.30-14.00
Two hours Sea watch from Trafalgar Point on a outgoing tide then along the promenade.
1000+ Redshank,
1000+ Oystercatcher,
1000+ Dunlin
126 Ringed plover,
2 possible Grey plover,
18 Turnstone,
29 Curlew,
6 Goldeneye,
233 Eider duck,
131 Shelduck,
4 Lapwing,
21 Great Black-backed gulls,
4 Tufted duck,
22 Cormorant,
Peregrine after a Redshank,
6 Pied wagtails on the seaweed,
Also two diver species flew past the point quite far out and a pipit species on the rocks, not sure of the id.
Simon Johnson said
Sun Jan 4 8:15 PM, 2015
Really good views of the 'winter waders' along the prom included -Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Turnstone, Redshank, Curlew, Grey Plover, and Lapwing
Great crested Grebes, Goldeneye, Red breasted merganser on the sea along with some impressive flocks of eider
Ian Woosey said
Sun Jan 23 3:02 PM, 2011
23/1/11
Sightings off the prom on the incoming tide, with Mr Meadows:
2 Scaup (f) off Broadway Groyne
26 Eider
3 Red-breasted Merganser
12 Goldeneye
5 Great Crested Grebe
c20 Shelduck
1 Grey Plover
5 Knot
18 Ringed Plover
3 Dunlin
c30 Turnstone
100s Oystercatcher
c8 Curlew
c20 Redshank
c10 Great Black-backed Gull
9.30 - 13.30
Mainly watching from the end of Trafalgar point.
Great skua flew past the point heading South.
245 Eider duck
42 Great crested grebes
6 Cormorants
13 Shelduck
150+ Turnstone, all but 10 flying past the point.
200+ Sanderling mainly in one large flock on the sand.
32 Curlew
Peregrine over the sea
1000+ Redshank
1000+ Oystercatchers
-- Edited by Dave Thacker on Thursday 30th of December 2021 05:21:11 PM
10.30-14.00
Two hours Sea watch from Trafalgar Point on a outgoing tide then along the promenade.
1000+ Redshank,
1000+ Oystercatcher,
1000+ Dunlin
126 Ringed plover,
2 possible Grey plover,
18 Turnstone,
29 Curlew,
6 Goldeneye,
233 Eider duck,
131 Shelduck,
4 Lapwing,
21 Great Black-backed gulls,
4 Tufted duck,
22 Cormorant,
Peregrine after a Redshank,
6 Pied wagtails on the seaweed,
Also two diver species flew past the point quite far out and a pipit species on the rocks, not sure of the id.
Great crested Grebes, Goldeneye, Red breasted merganser on the sea along with some impressive flocks of eider