At the Patch this morning in a strong south westerly c150 Commic Terns, the vast majority of which were Common but nothing else of interest there. On the power station wall a Black Redstart. By the new lighthouse 2 Wheatears and 2 Swallows were the only migrants.
My first visit to the south end of the ARC was fruitless, but on the next visit 30+ Swifts were over the causeway, on the next visit they had moved to the water tower and 5 Little Egrets were feeding in the shallows.
Parking at the entrance to Scotney Court I walked the length of the pit, at the east end a Greenshank, while on the grass a Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Wheatears, 2 Wigeon, 8 Ringed Plovers, and a pair of Oystercatchers. Over the pit 3 Little Terns dipping along with c15 Common Terns and on the far bank an Avocet.
A late afternoon watch from the fishing boats and then the hide produced 1 Great Skua, 8 Arctic Skuas, c50 Common Scoter, 8 Whimbrel and Common and Sandwich Terns fishing off shore with a few Gannets.
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