Mainly Sea watching!

After emptying the moth trap this morning I drove the short distance to the point for a sea watch from the comfort of the car.
08.40-10.00 from The Point:
Common Scoter: 9E
Great-crested Grebe: 5 o/s
Manx Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 7E   96W
Cormorant: 8W
Ringed Plover: 2 on beach
Dunlin: 5 in all adults.
Mediterranean Gull: 1E  adult
Kittiwake: 2W adults
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 juvenile on beach
Sandwich Tern: 24W
Common Tern: 14W
Auk sp: 1W
Swift: 63 south
Harbour Porpoise: 1

Gannets passing The point this afternoon.

13.55-16.00  with M.H.

Teal: 7W

Great-crested Grebe: 7 o/s

Manx Shearwater: 2W

Gannet: 21E   119W

Cormorant: 10E  2W   4 o/s

Oystercatcher: 1E

Mediterranean Gull: 2W adults

Yellow-legged Gull: 2 juveniles 1 on beach  1E

Kittiwake: 1W adult

Sandwich Tern: 2E  22W

Common Tern: 1W

Swifts: 141 (including a party of 112)

Harbour Porpoise: 4+ o/s

Grey Seal: 1 o/s

Driving back across the causeway c150 Swifts, c150 Sand Martins, c100 House Martins and a few Swallows over the ARC in the mizzle.  

The first Small Ranunculus of the year in the trap this A.M.

36 macro sp and 12 micro in the trap identified so far today, including another 2 Small Mottled Willows, 4 xylostella, Pine Hawkmoth and 8 Elephant Hawkmoths, 6 Silver Ys, a Grey/Dark Dagger and first 3 Small Ranunclus and first Dun-bar of the year were the pick of the bunch today.