Another Flycatcher!

07.25-09.55 from the fishing boats with MH,DW, AJG (Southerly 4-5) 

Brent Goose: 5E   19W

Pintail: 1W

Common Scoter: 2W

Eider: 1 around

Manx Shearwater: 1W

Gannet: 161W       22E

Oystercatcher: 9E    2W

Purple Sandpiper: 1W

Turnstone: 3 around

Great Skua: 3W

Arctic Skua: 2 around

Mediterranean Gull: 2W

Kittiwake: 5W

Sandwich Tern: 86W     13E

Common Tern: 3W

Guillemot: 3W

Auk sp: 10W

Swallow: 7 out

Harbour Porpoise: 2+ around

After the sea watch I parked at the Power Station car park, was just about to go to The Patch when my phone beeped a tweet from SB regarding a Pied flycatcher at West Beach, as I was only 100yds away I was quickly there and watching the Flycatcher. A walk around some of the other bushes found a Firecrest and several Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs but little else.  

 Pied Flycatcher at West Beach

 On the reserve from Dennis's hide 8 Great White Egrets could be seen along with 7 Little Egrets, also a flotilla of 138 Cormorants were feeding together on the lake testifying to the huge amount of fish that must be there.

 Great White Egret from Dennis's

 Arctic Skua 

14.15-16.00 from the fishing boats joined by MH (southerly 4-5 drizzle)

Common Scoter: 2W
Eider: 1 around
Red-throated Diver: 1E
Turnstone: 3 around
Arctic Skua: 6+ around
Gannet: 5W
Sandwich Tern: 76W
Grey Seal: 1 around
Harbour Porpoise: 2+ around
1 of the Arctic Skuas a 2nd year I think gave a fairly close fly by.