Recent Sightings at Starr Gate
16th November 2024
Common Scoter, 33, (David Nuttall)
N 27, S 6
Great Crested Grebe, 1
N 1
Oystercatcher, 12
N 12
Turnstone, 2
on the sea wall
Guillemot, 16
N 15, S 1
Red-throated Diver, 6
N 6
Gannet, 19, sea watch 07:45-09:45
N 10, S 9
Cormorant, 134
N 124, S 10
Stonechat, 2
pair working their way up the prom!
13th November 2024
Shelduck, 1, (SC.)
North
Eider, 12
Common Scoter, 282
South
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Guillemot, 2
South +7 auks
Red-throated Diver, 22
20 South 2 North
Cormorant, 289
37 South 252 North (sea watch 0730-0915)
12th November 2024
Whooper Swan, 5, (SC,DN.)
South
Shelduck, 1
North
Eider, 9
2 South 7 North
Common Scoter, 251
South (sea watch 0730-0930)
Great Crested Grebe, 6
South
Turnstone, 1
North
Sanderling, 10
South
Guillemot, 9
South (+5 auks)
Red-throated Diver, 8
7 South 1 North
Gannet, 13
North
Cormorant, 172
64 South 108 North
11th November 2024
Shelduck, 7, (David Nuttall)
N1, S6
Eider, 4
N1, S3
Common Scoter, 40
N12, S28
Guillemot, 3
N1, S2
Red-throated Diver, 5
N1, S4
Gannet, 26
N25, S1
Cormorant, 168, sea watch 07:30-10:00
N112, S56
10th November 2024
Mallard, 1, Male, (Joe Makepeace)
Seawatch 0720-0830 Very poor visibility. Falling tide.
Eider, 3
Common Scoter, 252
Feral Pigeon, 7
Oystercatcher, 4
Redshank, 5
Black-headed Gull, 7
Herring Gull, 35
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Guillemot, 2
Red-throated Diver, 1
Gannet, 1
Cormorant, 23
Magpie, 1
Carrion Crow, 6
Great Tit, 1
On the sea wall
Starling, 215
In-off the sea and headed inland 07:57
Redwing, 3
Robin, 1
House Sparrow, 7
Pied Wagtail, 2
9th November 2024
Wigeon, 2, m,f, (Steven Swift)
South
Collared Dove, 2
In off sea.
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Oystercatcher, 4
Sanderling, 4
Redshank, 6
Guillemot, 45
South
Red-throated Diver, 7
Gannet, 5, (Colin Hickson, Joe Makepeace, Steve Swift)
South
Cormorant, 36, (Steven Swift)
13 north, 23 south
Little Egret, 1
South
Carrion Crow, 2
On the sea wall
Robin, 1
In bushes behind shelter
Pied Wagtail, 2
Meadow Pipit, 8
South
5th November 2024
Shelduck, 5, (SC.)
North (sea watch 0730-0930)
Wigeon, 1
South
Teal, 3
Knot, 42
Guillemot, 13
South (+19 Auks South)
Red-throated Diver, 2
South
Redwing, 2
In off east
Grey Wagtail, 1
South
Meadow Pipit, 12
4th November 2024
Greylag Goose, 2, (SC,DN.)
South
Shelduck, 4
2 South 2 North
Great Crested Grebe, 3
South
Lapwing, 22, (SC.DN.)
South
Bar-tailed Godwit, 12, (SC,DN.)
North
Turnstone, 1
Knot, 124
93 South 32 North
Guillemot, 2
South
Razorbill, 3
South (Auks 53 south 29 north)
Red-throated Diver, 2
1 South 1 North
Gannet, 2
Cormorant, 24
13 South 11 North (sea watch 0730-0945)
Little Egret, 1, (SC.DN.)
South
Song Thrush, 1, (SC,DN.)
South
Grey Wagtail, 1
3rd November 2024
Oystercatcher, 91, (LGB, DN, SC, CH, TP, SS, JM)
Wader Conservation World Watch 2024
Lapwing, 45
Sanderling, 14
Dunlin, 21
Redshank, 11
2nd November 2024
Little Gull, 1, adult, (Frank Bird)
1st November 2024
Eider, 1, F, (Tom P)
S
Common Scoter, 500
Seawatch 8:00 - 10:00
Great Crested Grebe, 3
2s, 1n
Guillemot, 10
8s, 2n
Razorbill, 3
3s
Red-throated Diver, 3
2s, 1n
Cormorant, 8
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail, 1
29th October 2024
Shelduck, 8, (FB,SC,DN.)
2 South 6 North
Pintail, 83
North
Teal, 1
Common Scoter, 192
South (sea watch 0700-0915
Great Crested Grebe, 1
North
Red-throated Diver, 2
South
Cormorant, 7
27th October 2024
Shelduck, 29, (LGB,SC,JM,)
South (sea watch 0645-0930)
Wigeon, 5
2 South 3 North
Eider, 2
South
Common Scoter, 273
South (in shore)
Great Crested Grebe, 4
1 South 3 North
Sanderling, 1
South
Razorbill, 18
South (plus 450 Auks 284 South 166 North
Red-throated Diver, 3, (LBG,SC,JM.)
2 South 1 North
Cormorant, 40, (LGB,SC,JM,)
26 South 14 North
Grey Wagtail, 1
South
Meadow Pipit, 1
26th October 2024
Shelduck, 7, (LBG,SC,DN.)
South ( sea watch 0800-1000)
Wigeon, 7
2 South 5 North
Red-breasted Merganser, 1
South
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Knot, 152
Razorbill, 3
South (plus 282 auks south)
Red-throated Diver, 9
South
Cormorant, 33
31 South 2 North
Skylark, 7
South
Meadow Pipit, 12
25th October 2024
Shelduck, 24, (SC.)
South
Wigeon, 16
Common Scoter, 154
South (sea watch 0800-1000,poor visibility to start,cleared later.)
Great Crested Grebe, 8
South
Knot, 27
Razorbill, 13
South (plus 85 Auks south)
Red-throated Diver, 8
South
Gannet, 5
Cormorant, 20
14 South 6 North
Little Egret, 4
South
24th October 2024
Eider, 1
Common Scoter, 421
South (sea watch 0750-0930)
Great Crested Grebe, 2
South
Razorbill, 7
South (plus 8 Auks)
Red-throated Diver, 7
South
Cormorant, 11
Merlin, 1
South (1 female)
21st October 2024
Shelduck, 3, (LGB,SC.)
South ( sea watch 0745-1000)
Wigeon, 24
South
Eider, 1
North
Common Scoter, 1200
Inshore
Razorbill, 1
South
Cormorant, 38
34 South 4 North
19th October 2024
Shelduck, 2, (S.C,D.N.)
1 South 1 North
Wigeon, 16
South
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Bar-tailed Godwit, 30
Turnstone, 2
North
Knot, 10
South
Sanderling, 24
Dunlin, 10
Redshank, 1
Razorbill, 1
Red-throated Diver, 6
3 South 3 North
Gannet, 1
South
Cormorant, 22
19 South 3 North (sea watch 0750-1000)
Jackdaw, 24
North
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 3
South
Meadow Pipit, 4
18th October 2024
Whooper Swan, 6
Eider, 3
2 South 1 North
Common Scoter, 323
South (in shore, sea watch 0745-0930)
Great Crested Grebe, 3
South
Turnstone, 8
North
Sanderling, 14
South
Razorbill, 20
Red-throated Diver, 8
7 South 1 North
Gannet, 2
North
Cormorant, 15
12 South 3 North
Carrion Crow, 7
In off east
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 2
South
Meadow Pipit, 19
17th October 2024
Shelduck, 4, (A.A,L.B,J.B,S.C,D.N.)
3 South 1 North (sea watch 0740-1000)
Wigeon, 209
South
Pintail, 2
Teal, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 5
Bar-tailed Godwit, 4
Sanderling, 40
Razorbill, 1
Red-throated Diver, 6
4 South 2 North
Gannet, 5
South
Cormorant, 28
13 South 15 North
Meadow Pipit, 26
13 South 3 North
16th October 2024
Wigeon, 95, (S.C.)
South
Eider, 2
Common Scoter, 184
South (sea watch 0800-0950)
Great Crested Grebe, 2
South
Turnstone, 4
Dunlin, 19
Guillemot, 27
Razorbill, 7
Red-throated Diver, 7
Gannet, 5
4 South 1 North
Cormorant, 16
11 South 5 North
12th October 2024
Shelduck, 7, (Tom P)
4 N 3 S
Pintail, 1
1 S
Common Scoter, 881
1 grounded on beach
Great Crested Grebe, 1
1 S
Black-tailed Godwit, 2
2 S
Great Skua, 1
North. Chasing 2 LBBG’s and attacking one in particular
Guillemot, 1867
Sea watch 7:45 - 10:00. Majority of birds in first hour
Red-throated Diver, 10
10 S
Gannet, 25
6 N 19 S
Cormorant, 24
9 N 15 S
Great White Egret, 1
South. Probable 2nd ever record for the Gate
Grey Wagtail, 3
3 S
Pied Wagtail, 4
4 S
5th October 2024
Teal, 1, (SC,CH,TP,SS.)
South
Eider, 4
North
Common Scoter, 87
34 South 52 North
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Ringed Plover, 1
South
Bar-tailed Godwit, 3
Sanderling, 5
Dunlin, 1
Little Tern, 1
Guillemot, 37
Gannet, 1
North
Cormorant, 24
9 South 15 North
Little Egret, 4
South
Jackdaw, 73
North
Grey Wagtail, 3
2 south 1 North
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 3
2 South 1 North
Meadow Pipit, 5
South
4th October 2024
Shelduck, 5, (LGB,SC.)
3 South 2 North (sea watch 0730-1000)
Wigeon, 23
South
Eider, 5
1South 4 North
Great Crested Grebe, 3
South
Bar-tailed Godwit, 122
Knot, 249
Dunlin, 25
Redshank, 1
Razorbill, 15
12 South 3 North
Gannet, 2
North
Cormorant, 13
7 South 6 North
Meadow Pipit, 2
South
3rd October 2024
Wigeon, 4, (LGB,JB,SC,DN.)
South (sea watch 0730-1000)
Common Scoter, 179
North
Great Crested Grebe, 1
South
Golden Plover, 25
Knot, 21
Sanderling, 15
Guillemot, 7
North
Red-throated Diver, 14
8 South 6 North
Gannet, 4
North
Cormorant, 33
18 South 15 North
Merlin, 1
South
Meadow Pipit, 61
2nd October 2024
Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 3, (LGB,SC,DN.)
South (Sea watch 0730-1000)
Wigeon, 14
South
Teal, 1
North
Common Scoter, 119
Great Crested Grebe, 1
South
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1
Sanderling, 3
1 South 2 North
Black-headed Gull, 25
North
Common Gull, 2
Guillemot, 34
6 South 28 North
Red-throated Diver, 14
6 South 8 North
Gannet, 26
North
Cormorant, 16
14 South 2 North
Meadow Pipit, 12
South
1st October 2024
Common Scoter, 101, (SC,DN.)
84 South 17 North (sea watch 0745-0930)
Great Crested Grebe, 1
South
Golden Plover, 1
North
Dunlin, 7
South
Redshank, 1
North
Guillemot, 11
Red-throated Diver, 5
4 South 1 North
Gannet, 44
North
Cormorant, 12
3 South 9 North
Jackdaw, 16
In off east
Unidentified Pied Wagtail Or White Wagtail, 1
South
Meadow Pipit, 2
North