Spoonbill!

With a NE wind blowing overnight and the temperature dropping, it was not surprising that the moth trap was disappointing this morning. After going through the meagre catch I made my way to the sea watch hide where I joined AJG for an hour.
09.00-10.00
Common Scoter: 1E  1W
Gannet: 29E
Cormorant: 9 around
Little Egret: 1 in
Mediterranean Gull: 4 around
Sandwich Tern: 2E
Common Tern: c10 around
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 2
Hummingbird Hawkmoth: 3

Spot the Little Egret which came in, flew around The Patch a couple of times before disappearing off over the power station.

 At the ARC a Spoonbill was on a small island in front of Hanson Hide, most of it's time was spent in usual Spoonbill pose asleep, but it did a have a fascination for a stick and would pick it up and move it around.

 2 Greenshank, a Ruff, 2 Redshank, several Oystercatchers with Chicks and a Little Gull were also viewable from Hanson as well as all the usual Marsh Harriers and wildfowl. A visit to the fishing boats this afternoon saw another 7 Mediterranean Gulls feeding off shore and a party of 8 Common Scoter.

On Burrowes this evening the highlight was 5 Black-tailed Godwits, the Spoonbill was still on the ARC. Nearby the Serin is still singing in the conifers at Littlestone.