Winterton for the Humpback Whale that’s been lingering offshore for the last few days, apparently feeding on Mackeral (look for the Gannets to find the Whale!) Almost certainly the same individual that’s been returning for its third year now, and the one I dipped on two years ago. This year I saw it, for five minutes as I arrived mid-morning, and it wasn’t seen by myself for the rest of the day, so pretty lucky. Spent the rest of the day watching seabirds re-orientate themselves after two days of storms. It was superb: Highlights were: Cory’s Shearwater south at midday. At least seven Little Auks. Slavonian Grebe. Two Purple Sandpiers. Three Scaup.
22 November 2015
Brent Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Scaup, Eider, Common Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Diver, Cory's Shearwater, Gannet, Cormorant, Slavonian Grebe, Sanderling, Dunlin, Purple Sandpiper, Little Auk, Guillemot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Grey Seal, Humpback Whale
