Saturday 19 March 2016

The wind of change..........

A Long tailed Duck went south past Whitburn Obs by 09.30. I had to leave early on Grandad taxi business. Glaucous Gull was predicted and i still need it....juv Iceland passed at 10.15 phew!.
Yes northerlies at this time of year don't produce a lot, its forecast for north westerly tomorrow lets hope a change in the wind direction shakes things up. The usual crowd were in and this is what we saw in order of appearance

Saturday 19th March 05.50-09.30 N3 cloud cover

Common Gull 16n 3s
Scan Herring Gull 3n
Black h Gull 7n 1s
Fulmar 116n
Red th Diver 4n 1s
Gannet 173n
Eider 2n 9s
Common Scoter 6s
Shag 2n 3s
Curlew 6n
Shelduck 1s
Goldeneye 2n 1s
Long tailed Duck 1s dr
Bar t Godwit 1n
Turnstone 7s