Swifts

A couple of hours sea watch 08.00-10.00 was rather slow this morning with:

Diver sp.: 1E

Gannets: N/C but small numbers mainly moving west

Common Scoter: 26E

Merlin: 2 in off

W£himbrel: 4E

Arctic Skua: 2E

Little Tern: 1E

Arctic Tern: 1E

Common Terns: c170 off shore

Mediterranean Gull: 1W

Swift: 5 in off

Black Redstart: 1 Singing behind the hide.



 On the reserve 6 Whimbrel by the entrance track. On Burrowes of note 9 Swifts, 20+ Swallows, 10+ House Martins and 2 Wigeon. A northern Wheatear at Christmas Dell. On Dengemarsh 2 Garganey, 1 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit and the Bittern could be heard booming.

 Another hours sea watch this afternoon produced 4 Arctic Skuas in one flock, and a few Kittiwake, Gannets, Common and Sandwich Terns.

At the south end of the ARC Pit this afternoon 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Oystercatchers, 14 Yellow Wagtails, 5 White Wagtails and a Little Egret.