Wildfowl and Waders

14th February 2025 – sunny spells/cold ESE3/6
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed 18 Common Scoter, 14 Red-breasted Merganser, 11 Red-throated Diver and 10 Shag.
Diurnal Migration
A flock of 45 Pink-footed Geese were overhead.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Brent Goose flock contained 558 light-bellied and 2 dark-bellied birds while additional wildfowl included 511 Teal, 403 Wigeon11 Barnacle Goose, 5 Shoveler and 3 Whooper Swan. Waders included 3,494 Oystercatcher, 583 Redshank, 530 Curlew, 508 Lapwing, 471 Dunlin, 91 Grey Plover, 64 Sanderling and 7 Greenshank
Miscellaneous
The two Canadian ringed light-bellied Brent Geese remain.