Gullwatch - Sluice - Gullwatch
Probably the best birding day ever on Stewartby Lake!!
Highlights:
6.10am - 3pm
2 Black-necked Grebes - found 6.10am
1 male Red-breasted Merganser - found 6.20am
1 Sandwich Tern & 3 Arctic Terns - found 6.30am
1 Arctic Skua - Found just after 7.30am by Andy Plumb and present until just before 8am (5 minute "gap" in middle when it flew off)
1 Adult Kittiwake - appeared about 7.30am
7 more Arctic Terns seen late morning - early afternoon
Osprey - seen briefly from gullwatch flying across Stewartby Lake 2.15pm
5pm - 7pm
2 more Sandwich Terns
1 Shelduck
Arctic Skua - a few record shots of the star bird of the day...
The two stunning summer plumaged Black-necked Grebes
Male Red-breasted Merganser
Sandwich Tern & 3 Arctic Terns - 7am Stewartby Lake
Pair of Garganey - Access Track
2 Sandwich Terns - Stewartby Lake in the evening
Osprey - Stewartby Lake 2.15pm
Shelduck - Flying over middle of Stewartby Lake in the evening
MVCP Yearlist 96 (Arctic Skua, Black-necked Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Kittiwake, Osprey & Shelduck added today!)
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