10th January 2024 – sun and showers N1/2
Offshore
Observations over the sea produced 752 Common Scoter, 103 Red-throated Diver, 48 Red-breasted Merganser, 37 Shag, 26 Razorbill, 6 Guillemot, 2 Long-tailed Duck and a Great Crested Grebe.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 100 Pink-footed Geese flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 8 Greenshank, 3 Purple Sandpiper and 3 Woodcock.
Miscellaneous
A Barn Owl and single Peregrine were seen and and a check of the island’s sparse ‘woodland’ added 19 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Siskin, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Mammals
A Grey Squirrel was logged.