Distant Velvet Scoters

06.55-09.25 this morning from the sea watch hide with BB and AJG who collated the numbers:

Brent Goose: 36 up

Common Scoter: 41 up     8 down

Velvet Scoter: 3 down

Red-breasted Merganser: 1 up

Red-throated Diver: 166 up

Great Crested Grebe:  142 on

Gannet: 145 up

Fulmar: 1 down

Mediterranaen Gull: 3 adults up

Kittiwake: 41 down

Guillemot: 22 up

Razorbill: 9 down

Auk sp: 200+ around

Harbour Porpoise: 2
An hour mid morning from the fishing boats the highlights were 11 Turnstone on the beach, 27 Brent Geese up, and dozens of Guillemots off shore.
On the reserve the Ring-necked duck and 2 Long-eared Owls still but fairly quiet.

 Gannets from the fishing boats

This afternoon from the fishing boats:

Brent Goose: 52 up

Velvet Scoter: 2 up

Red-throated Diver: 3 around (1 badly oiled)

Great-crested Grebe: 242 on sea

Gannet: c40 feeding off shore

Little Gull: 1 juv down

Iceland Gull: 1 (the 2w bird flew through towards The Patch)

Kittiwake: 10+ down

Guillemots: 100+ around

Razorbill: 14+ around

Diving Gannet

Herring Gull D9PT

Late afternoon at The Patch 3 Iceland Gulls (the 2w and 2 1w birds)