December 16th

With a strong southerly breeze blowing this morning we had a walk at Minnis Bay where we recorded 3 Red-throated Divers, 11 Great Crested Grebes, 9 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Sanderling, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 22 Redshank, 28 Oystercatchers, 24 Grey Plovers, 8 adult Great Black-backed Gulls roosting, 1 Rock Pipit, 172 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 1 Little Egret.

Bar-tailed Godwit

This morning Matt walked around the Shuart area and saw 3 Goldcrests, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 50 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 1 male Pintail, 236 White-fronted Geese, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Tundra Bean Goose, 1 Common Buzzard and 200 Black-headed Gulls. 

Male Pintail - Matt Hindle