Winter

Winter arrived with a bang over night with howling northerlies. An excellent seawatch from Whitburn this morning in wild seas and frequent snow showers.

08.05-12.55

Long-tailed Duck    25n   1s
Dunlin    250+n
Goldeneye    65n
Little Auk    277n
Kittiwake    62n   7s
Red-throated Diver    15n   2s
Wigeon    144n
Knot    1n
Bar-tailed Godwit     8n
Eider     5n   4s
Shag    3n   8s
Bonxie    6s
Fulmar    5n
Little Gull    2n    1s
Velvet Scoter     6n
Red-breasted Merganser    8n
Brent Goose    20n (19 pb & 1 db)
Tufted Duck    8n
Pintail    1n
Teal     8n
Common Scoter    20n   1s
Goosander    3n
Shelduck    2n
Curlew    3n
Turnstone    3n
Mallard    16n
Great Northern Diver    1n   2s
Grey Plover    1n
Great Crested Grebe    1n
Jack Snipe    1 in off
Iceland Gull    1n
Sanderling    4n
Mediterranean Gull    1n   1s



Iceland Gull