Friday, 6 September 2019

Gann & Dale Airfield

An increase in small waders over today's high tide, with 3 Turnstone, 20+ Ringed Plover and 10+ Dunlin.  Also single Knot and Wheatear, and 6 Rock Pipit.

Pretty quiet on the wader front up at the airfield with just a single Ringed Plover, but nice to see at least 8 White Wagtails on a newly ploughed field, and an impressive aggregation of Great Black-backed Gulls: around 300, mostly adults, approximately 40 juveniles.  Couldn't see any Skokholm rings but then most were either sat down or in grass that was too long!