A very quiet day avian wise, but still some nice birds around.

08.00-10.00 from the fishing boats

Brent Goose: 1 up

Common Scoter: 4 down

Eider: 2 down

Great-crested Grebe: 2 around

Gannet: 351 down

Grey Heron: 1 down

Merlin: 2 in

Ringed Plover: 1 down

Turnstone: 12 down

Curlew: 1 down

Arctic Skua: 17 down

Sandwich Tern:347 down 

Common Tern: 3 down

Razorbill: 1 down

Guillemot: 2 down

Auk sp: 2 down

Grey Seal: 1

Harbour Porpoise: 3+

 Shoveler with a nasal band on the ARC

In a couple of visits to the ARC today, 2 Black Terns, the Red-necked Grebe, a Kingfisher, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Little Stints, 3 Dunlin, 10 Ruff, a Snipe, 2 Marsh Harriers and the Shoveler with a nasal band that was fitted in Faro, Portugal, thanks to Pete Burness for the info.

On Burrowes 12 Great White Egrets.

Another hour and a half at the fishing boats this afternoon produced nothing of note.

With North Westerlies forecast for tomorrow I'm off on day trip to Cap Gris Nez in the hope of a good sea watch. Watch this space! 

Black Tern ARC