Sea Watching

From the sea watch hide 05.40-10.00 and 13.45-16.00 with AJG, BB, DW, PT. Thanks to AJG for collating the totals.

Red-throated Diver: 39E 

Black-throated Diver: 1E

Fulmar: 10E

Gannet: 93E 

Brent Geese: 674E including a partly leucistic bird

Common Scoter: 1420E

Velvet Scoter: 3E

Red-breasted Merganser: 9E 

Shoveler: 2E

Garganey: 2E

Oystercatcher: 2E

Curlew: 1E

Whimbrel: 1E

Great Skua: 5E

Arctic Skua: 11E 

Sandwich Tern: 473E

Common Tern: 103E

Little Tern: 3E

Kittiwake: 12E 

Little Gull: 62E

Mediterranean Gull: 1E 2 on sea

Auk sp: 1E 2E

Swallow: 1 in

a Mid morning visit to Scotney found the Long-tailed Duck still on the pit immediately east of the main pit, 4+ Avocet, 2 Little Gulls, 5 Curlews and 2 Egyptian Geese. On Hayfield 3 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bearded Tits, 10+ Sedge Warblers and a booming Bittern were the highlight of a wander around the reserve. 

The Hume's Leaf warbler is still present in the trapping area per OL.