Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Angle Bay

At Angle Harbour this morning 9 Little Egrets roosting in a tree overlooking the harbour. On the shingle spit 7 ad. Med Gulls, c.20 Redshank, 7 Knot, 3 Bar - tailed Godwit, 15 Dunlin, 36 Ringed Plover, 15 Oystercatchers, 5 Curlew and 11 Brents.

Huge numbers of Wigeon at Kilpaison and  Micky, a visiting birder from far flung Unst in The Shetlands, had a Green Sandpiper and a Merlin there yesterday.

At Freshwater West a Wheatear and 2 Chough.