Strumble

A seawatch at Strumble this morning (08:55 - 11:10) didn't produce anything unusual, best spectacle went to the auks (most were Guillemots in s/p) with a sample count at 9.30 producing an estimate of 3,276 per hour! Also 5 Common Scoter (3m, 2f), 19 Gannets (all bar 4 were adults), a sprinkling of Fulmar, a single Red-throated Diver and Kittiwakes moving at perhaps 100/hour.

A few sites checked around St. David's, most exciting was the Short-eared Owl flushed from beside the public footpath at Lleithyr - like the Strumble bird RS reports, I think I was more startled than the Owl!

With just two days left my year list stands at 211 - will there be any last minute surprises in store? if you know of a Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Tree Sparrow, Long-eared Owl, or anything scarce (e.g. Marsh Harrier, Hooded Crow, Long-tailed Duck) do let me know please!