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The birding has been quite sporadic due to the weather which obviously
can't make it's mind up if it is summer or winter. Perigrine
Falcon numbers have been the lowest in years with no more than
6 individuals having been seen in one day. Northern Harriers,
Osprey and Meerlin are commonly seen daily. A few Sandwich and
Common Terns remain; Least and Black Terns have migrated. Long-billed
Curlews are in good number with occasional groups of 120 individuals
having been observed. Laughing, Ring-billed and Herring Gulls
have arrived and Caspian, Royal and Forrester's Terns are in good
numbers. Large numbers of Teal are seen daily migrating south
offshore and low numbers of Red Knots are encountered daily.
It seems the numbers of Red Knots is way down this season but
again with the weather, who can tell. Rarities consisted of
only 2 birds, but one of them was a good one, a Flamingo at the
41 mile beach on the morning of 27 Sept. First Flamingo I have
ever seen. The other was a Parasitic Jaeger seen at various locations
on 20, 21 and 22 Sept. No Lesser Black-backed Gulls or Northern
Gannets have yet been observed but both are expected any day.
For those who would like to see a Northern Gannet they are often
visable from the local, near town beaches in the winter.
Good Birding and Happy Holidays1
Captain Billy L. Sandifer
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