Harriers

This morning at the fishing boats in the company of AJG, a much better sea watch than of late;

07.20-08.50:

Red-throated Diver: 31E

Graet Crested Grebe: n/c

Gannet: 347E

Sooty Shearwater: 1E

Common Scoter: 180E

Velvet Scoter: 9E

Dublin: 2E

Sanderling: 1E

Oystercather: 3E

Great Skua: 4E

Kittiwake: 3 o/s

Guillemot: 5E

Auk sp.: 6E

No sign of any Smew at the south end of the ARC but still c300 Gadwall and 3 Goldeneye.

On the reserve no sign of yesterdays Glaucous Gull, 2 Chiffchaffs by Dennis's hide with another 4 by Firth Hide, walking round the reserve Marsh Harriers were much in evidence, up to 5 individuals. A Great White Egret in the fields north of Dengemarsh, 2 more on Burrowes and another on New Diggings. While in the visitor centre 3 Smew flew into Burrowes Pit.   

This afternoon at Scotney the Long Tailed Duck still at the Kent end, by the track to Scotney Court Farm a Green Sandpiper and Redshank feeding in a puddle.
Late afternoon on Walland, 37 Bewick Swans,  Cetti's Warblers chattering and Water Rails squealing in the reed beds, 11 Marsh Harriers came in to roost at one site, with 2 Common Buzzards over, the afternoon was topped off with a stunning sunset.