Singing Yellow-browed Warbler.

After yesterdays excitement things were back to normal on the morning sea watch. Thanks to AJG for collating the numbers.

Gannet 23 up

Fulmar 5 up

R t Diver 1 up

Scoter 223 up

Brent Goose 2 up

Whimbrel 8 up

Oystercatcher 24 up

Guillemot 2 up

Great Skua 1 up

Pom Skua 1 up at 0650, 3 up at 0705

Kittiwake 1 up

Arctic Skua 2 up

Common Tern 232 up

DW found a singing Yellow-browed Warbler in the trapping area this morning, it was silent when I arrived, but with a short wait it started singing and calling again, but was very elusive giving only the briefest of glimpses.

Another hour and quarter in the sea watch hide was fairly productive with an Arctic Skua, 6 Little Terns, 151 Commic Terns, 12 Brent Geese and a few each of Gannet, Sandwich Tern and Scoter.

At the south end of the ARC the drake Garganey was still paddling around. Once again I was moved on by the police. The excuse this time was that there have been a number of accidents caused by birders parking there and that the verge is an SSSI!!!!  I held my tongue!

 Queueing up for Lapwing eggs in the Hay field

 Bar-tailed Godwits in the Hay field

 An evening stroll around the Hay fields this evening found 4 Redshank, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 6 Dunlin, 3 Lapwing and a Grey Plover. 50+ Crows were either in or on the fence posts around the fields, so the chances of any waders successfully fledging aren't good.

Grey Plover dropping into the Hay field