Friday 28 December 2012

Dale

Gann: 27 Brent (26 on foreshore with single bird on pools), c20 wigeon, 11 Little Grebe, female merganser originally in bay but flew onto pools. 2 Little egret, 7 Goldeneye (4male) - 2 female on pools the other 5 out in bay. Up at a very blustery Kete: A couple of large mixed flocks of gulls (both c 1,000 birds) mostly BH and Herring. Managed to pick out 3 Mediterraneans and 4 Commons also a summer plumage BH with full brown hood. Coast path - 1 stonechat, pied wag and a couple of pipits.