The one that got away!

4 Grey Herons flew south at 08.00 approx

08.30-09.30 very slow this morning:

Fulmar: 1W

Common Scoter: 3E

Arctic Skua: 1W

Bonxie: 1w

Little Gull: 1 at The Patch

Black Tern: 3 at the Patch

Sand Martin : 35 S

Tree Pipit: 1 S my first of the year!

Wheatear: 2 on beach

At the South end of the ARC just the Black-necked Grebe of note.

Midday from Hanson 3 Curlew and 4 Dunlin among the Lapwing and Golden Plover.

Little Gull

 14.00-15.30 from the fishing boats:
Common Scoter: 8E
Wigeon: 2E
Redshank: 2W
Knot: 8W
Grey Plover: 1W
Turnstone: 12 on beach
Commic Tern: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 158W
Little Gull: 2W
Arctic Skua: 6W
Grey Seal and 3+Harbour Porpoises off shore

Common Tern

3 Harbour Porpoises

This evening on the reserve 12 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 3 Ruff, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper.
While I was in Makepiece with BM an unseen presumed large raptor put up everything all over the reserve. c200 Sand Martins balled up high over Burrowes, most the duck and waders on Burrowes took flight, c200 Greylag Geese with same number of duck were flushed from Dengemarsh along with a Great White Egret at the same time. Despite both of us leaving the hide and scanning all round the culprit could not be seen. Probably another missed Osprey!