23rd January 2012 – sunny spells WNW4/5
Offshore
Small numbers of Common Scoter and Red-throated Diver were again offshore.
Wildfowl and Waders
Totals from the monthly island WeBS count included: 149 pale-bellied Brent Goose, 450 Shelduck, 780 Wigeon, 668 Teal, 78 Mallard, 71 Pintail, 147 Eider, 26 Goldeneye, 44 Red-breasted Merganser, 4991 Oystercatcher, 78 Ringed Plover, 231 Grey Plover, 800 Golden Plover, 1024 Lapwing, 2784 Knot, 97 Sanderling, 10 Purple Sandpiper, 2000 Dunlin, 15 Snipe, 1378 Curlew, 16 Greenshank, 1197 Redshank and 194 Turnstone.
Miscellaneous
A Short-eared Owl hunted and 12 Rock Pipit were flushed from the salt marshes by the high tide.
