More of the same

Another 2 hrs watching from The Point this morning with TG and DW :

Red-throated Diver: 10w

Black-throated Diver: 2w

Gannet: c50 off shore

Wigeon: 8w

Common Scoter: 8w  16E

Red-breasted Merganser: 1w

Sanderling: 1w

Dunlin: 6w

Bonxie: 1E

Arctic Skua: c5 off shore

Little Gull: 5w

Mediterranean Gull: 3 off shore

Kittiwake: 3w

Yellow-Legged Gull 2 on beach ad + 1w

Sandwich Tern: c40 off shore

Skylark: 2 in

Rock Pipit: 1w 

Yellow Wagtail: 1w

Swallow: 585

House Martin: 367

Redpoll: 3

Harbour Porpoise: 3+ off shore

 A wander around The Desert, Trapping Area, The Moat, Lloyds and West beach found a single  very photogenic Wheatear, 2 Stonechats, 6 Firecrests, 3 Goldcrests, 2 Blackcaps, a Reed Warbler, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Black Redstarts, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 3 Skylarks over and several each of Siskin, Redpoll and Goldfinch over.

A walk up the track to The Pines found 8+ Chiffchaffs, 4+ Cetti's Warblers, 2 Marsh Harriers but very little in The Pines. From Hanson 2 Little Stints, 5 Dunlin, c200 Golden Plover, c 150 Lapwing  and the usual wildfowl.

A wind swept Dengemarsh was very quiet with the Great White Egret making a couple of second flight over the reed bed and flock of c100 Linnets in the field.