A Black-necked Grebe was a highlight off Ryde Pier back on Jan 19th (and a collective total of c50 GC Grebes on Solent waters West and East of the Pier).
Overall a fairly mild winter - Spring not far off now
Saturday, 24 January 2026
SCP (sea etc)
Using up some annual leave presently and over the last week or so. Weather's been a mixed bag (showery) and quite blowy at times, from the south, so I tried sea watching at 'St Cath's' a few times: fairly low/average numbers of passing RTDs (38 on Jan 18th), kittiwakes, etc. Plus, 2x DB Brent, 2x common Scoter, and a shelduck (all Eastbound on Jan 22nd). Enjoyable nonetheless and something about a stormy sea....
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Puffin
Unfortunately I found the remains of an (Atlantic) Puffin today, not far from SCP. Quite a few washed up birds have been found around the ...
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c200 - but 1000s can be on the move so not quite the spectacle it couldve been. juv Brent grey wag in a tree ... -
This morning (May 22nd) a head wind dropped a couple of things near Luccombe Chine : a Reed warbler and this singing Nightingale hidden in ...
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