Excellent Day Sea Watching!

Another very good day sea watching from the sea watch hide. Oddly Skua's were notable by there complete absence
06.30-17.30 joined at various times by BB, JC, CP, JTM,OL, PT et al:
Brent Goose: 36 up
Shelduck: 9 up
Shoveler: 56 up
Teal: 28 up
Garganey: 5 up
Pintail: 4 up
Mallard: 4 up
Gadwall: 5 up
Scaup: 3 up
Common Scoter: 3,124 up
Velvet Scoter: 12 up
Red-breasted Merganser: 14 up
Red-throated Diver: 67 up
Black-throated Diver: 4 up
Small Grebe sp: 2 up distant seen by SM (probably Black-necked as timing fit birds past Splash & Beachy)
Great-crested Grebe: 432 around
Fulmar: 13 up   3 down
Gannet: 543 up
Cormorant: present n/c
Oystercatcher: 21 up
Curlew: 1 up
Dunlin: 10 up
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 2 down
Common Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Glaucous Gull: 1 the regular juvenile flew towards The Patch this afternoon
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull present n/c
Little Gull: 89 up
Kittiwake: 204 up
Sandwich Tern: 1,327 up
Common Tern: 649 up
Little Tern: 2 up first of the year
Guillemot: 23 up
Razorbill: 19 up
Auk sp: 193 up       14 down
Sand Martin: 3 in
Crow: 1 out
Linnet: 2 in
Harbour Porpoise:  6+ around

Elsewhere the Hoopoe was still on Walland Marsh around Midley Barns, the first redstart of the year was by the Long Pits, Wiilow Warblers and Sedge Warblers were reported.