All at sea!

Another day where the main interest was the sea passage. It would appear that I should have stayed by the sea, instead of looking for non existent passerines around the area, as from Midday for a couple hours it seems off shore passage was heavy.

  

07.00-10.45                                        14.20-15.20

Red-throated Diver:     54E      8W             3E

Black-throated Diver:    2E

Black-necked Grebe:     2 drifted E

Fulmar:                        5E

Gannet:                      25E

Greylag Goose:                                         2 drifted E

Brent Goose:              767E                      21E

Shelduck:                       1E

Wigeon:                         1E

Shoveler:                      15E                       9E

Pintail: 19E

Teal: 9E

Eider: 11E

Common Scoter:       1,161E                      12E

Red-breasted Merganser: 32E                       2E       1W

Curlew:                           1E

Great Skua:                      1E

Sandwich Tern:              64E                      17E

Kittiwake:                        3E

Wheatear:                        2 around

Redpoll:                           2 in

Harbour Porpoise:         12+ off shore

The Black-throated Diver is still on the New Diggings, at Scotney the Long-tailed Duck still present along with 2 Avocet but little else of note. The Hume's Leaf Warbler and 1w Glaucous Gull still present per DW.

An evening wander around the Hayfields at Dengemarsh can best be described as disappointing.