Recent Sightings at Rossall Point
10th May 2024
Canada Goose, 3, (Paul Ellis)
flew south over sea
Eider, 3
flew north
Common Scoter, 80
65 in one flock went north plus 15 others north
Sanderling, 15
high tide
Dunlin, 300
Sandwich Tern, 7
circulating
Little Tern, 2
flew north at 1133 hrs
Arctic Tern, 5
sat on flotsam drifting in on rising tide
Arctic Skua, 2
1 dark morph north 1220 hrs. 1 light morph north 1333 hrs
Guillemot, 1
plus 7 Guillemot or Razorbill flew north
Red-throated Diver, 2
flew north
Gannet, 4
north
Cormorant, 3
Lesser Redpoll, 1
over north
7th May 2024
Eider, 49
44 on King Scar plus 5 flew north. Rising tide 0915-1200
Common Scoter, 38
flew south. Rising tide 0915-1200
Ringed Plover, 84
high tide
Turnstone, 205
high tide on rock armour of new wall, south of golf course
Kittiwake, 24, 23 adult, 1 first summer
Flew south together in flock. Rising tide 0915-1200
Sandwich Tern, 13
Circulating, fishing. Rising tide 0915-1200
Common Tern, 1
Flew north. Rising tide 0915-1200
Arctic Tern, 42
flew north including one flock of 26. Rising tide 0915-1200
Guillemot, 4
flew south. Plus 24 Guillemot or Razorbills flew north. Rising tide 0915-1200
Red-throated Diver, 3
flew north, two summer plumaged dropped onto sea. Rising tide 0915-1200
Manx Shearwater, 12
birds flying north and south, probably a small group circulating the bay. Rising tide 0915-1200
Gannet, 8, adults
Flew north. Rising tide 0915-1200
Cormorant, 8
Ringed Plover, 70, (Barry Dyson)
Sanderling, 160
Dunlin, 900
Stonechat, 2, m&f
2nd May 2024
Eider, 5, 3m, f, (Dave McGrath)
E along edge of dropping tide + m on sea with gulls
Magpie, 8
Together by SW corner of works compound
Sand Martin, 30
E along prom mostly in seperate flocks from the swallows
Swallow, 75
E along prom until 10.00
Wheatear, 4
Meadow Pipit, 4
Linnet, 11
28th April 2024
Stonechat, 2, m,f
22nd April 2024
Eider, 1, male, (David Nuttall)
North
Ringed Plover, 34
At roost
Turnstone, 5
Sanderling, 85
At roost
Dunlin, 120
Redshank, 2
Sandwich Tern, 4
North
Gannet, 21
20 North inc flock of 17, 1 south
Cormorant, 4
2 North, 2 South
Swallow, 3
North
Wheatear, 1, Female
Sat on groyne
11th April 2024
Eider, 15, (Dave McGrath)
On King's scar at high tide
Grey Plover, 1
23rd March 2024
Kittiwake, 42, (Ian Walker)
two flocks between 0930 - 1030 moving north
Great Skua, 1
0945hrs close due to strong WNW and high tide and then went north
Gannet, 11, All Adults