Monday 23 November 2015

After the Lord Mayor's Show

21 Little Auks and a Great northern Diver passed Whitburn Obs in 3 hours this morning. Magic Mark joined me and Stoney was in the house but it was always going to be a bit quiet on a south westerly after yesterdays northerly blast. We still did ok tho, of interest one of the Whooper Swans that went north was Kinky, a swan we saw last year with a kinky neck.
No records today but this is what we did see in order of appearance

Monday 23rd November 07.15-10.15 SW2-3 cloud cover

Black h Gull 10n 17s
Common Gull 33n 37s
Teal 4n 4s
Golden Plover 15n 299s
Common Scoter 12n 1s
Shelduck 3n
Red th Diver 20n 20s
Eider 24n 1s
Curlew 2n
Red br Merganser 5n 1s
Goldeneye 24n 4s
Little Auk 21n
Wigeon 8n
Kittiwake 1n
Red necked Grebe 1n
Greylag Goose 2s
Mallard 2n 3s
Whooper Swan 2n
Grey Plover 1n
Fulmar 1n 2s
Long t Duck 2n
Woodcock 1 in off
Redshank 5s
Starling 3 in off
Shag 1n 14s
Great northern Diver 1n