Sunday 12 January 2020

Long tailed Duck, Broad Haven

WeBS count at Broad Haven this morning. The Common Scoter flock was almost all to the North of the count area - numbering about 250. One of Brians Long tailed Ducks stood out in amongst them, as did a lone Velvet Scoter, probably the same one that was recorded there earlier this winter. 2 Scaup in amongst the Scoters was a first for me there. The usual 5 Purple Sandpipers were on Emmets Rock. Divers have been in short supply this winter with zero in the count area - a couple of Red throated Divers were at Musselwick though. The Merganser is still at Solva Harbour - it had been joined by a Shag - unusual at that location i would have thought.