A very disappointing sea watch this morning from the sea watch hide, a few Skuas, Terns and Gannets but nothing really moving.

At Denge Marsh 210 Golden Plover, 5 Ruff, 9 Common Snipe, a Dunlin and 13 Yellow Wagtails of note among the usual wildfowl and Passerines. 

 Great White Egret from Hanson

In 2 visits to Hanson today 7 Great White Egrets, 31 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, a Knot, a Ruff, 18 Dunlin, 3 Black Terns, a Water rail of  note among the usual wildfowl

 Sandwich Terns at the fishing boats

13.10-16.40 with LG & AJG who collated the numbers:
Common Scoter: 3 up
Great-crested Grebe: 8 around
Gannet: 89 down
Great Skua: 1 down
Arctic Skua: 10 down
Kittiwake: 1 down
Sandwich Tern: 438 down
Common Tern: 1 down
Black Tern: 1 down
Sand Martin: 17 out
House Martin: 183 out
Swallow: c2,000 out

 Black Tern at the fishing boats

Arctic Skua at the fishing boats