26th September 2014

A moderate south-westerly and sunny, warm weather. Seawatching produced 13 Sooty Shearwaters flying north, four Velvet Scoter south, a Goosander heading north, four Pomarine Skuas (two north, two south), 347 Little Gulls moving north and an adult Sabine’s Gull which flew south.

Thornwick Pool attracted a Little Grebe, Grey Heron, eight Teal, a Shoveler, two Water Rails, a Snipe and Dunlin and single Grey Wagtail and Whinchat. The Red-breasted Flycatcher remained in the outer head gardens, together with Spotted Flycatcher and Goldcrest; a Mistle Thrush near the Lighthouse was unusual.

Water Rail, Thornwick Pool, John Beaumont
Water Rail, Thornwick Pool, John Beaumont
Mistle Thrush, Outer Head, Alan Walkington
Mistle Thrush, Outer Head, Alan Walkington
Shoveler, Thornwick Pool, John Beaumont
Shoveler, Thornwick Pool, John Beaumont