Soaking up the Sun

1 of a party of 8 over the DBO

 The Little Owl was in it's usual place opposite Romney Farm and 2 Marsh harriers hunting the fields behind it.
The Patch was devoid of birds probably due to the abundance of fisherman on the beach, but a pale phase Arctic Skua was chasing the Terns off shore and 5 Common Scoter flew east.
Around The Point and The Moat 5 Wheatears, 1 Stonechat and a Common Whitethroat. A Peregrine was on the power station and a party of 8 Common Buzzards came over the obs had a look at the sea and decided to settle at the back of the power station.

Reed warbler from Hanson

 In 2 visits to the ARC the juvenile Little Stint was still present as was the moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 common Sandpipers, 3 Little-ringed Plovers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Golden Plovers, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Garganey 2+ Marsh Harriers and plenty of Reed and Sedge Warblers. By the track to the screen hide 9 Yellow Wagtails and a Redpoll over.

Kittiwake on a mill pond sea

 A couple of hours at the fishing boats enjoying the sunshine lunchtime saw a single Fulmar W, 2 juvenile Kittiwakes feeding along the shore and c30 Common Terns and 1 juvenile Arctic Tern feeding in a frenzy each time a Harbour Porpoise forced a shoal of fish to the surface.

Feeding frenzy of Terns over Harbour Porpoise