Napoleon's Column at Wimereux just outside Boulougne viewed from the fishing boats this morning

I joined AJG at the fishing boats this morning where in the superb visibility a constant stream of Gannets were the highlight. Thanks are due to AJG for collating the numbers:
06.25-08.25:
Common Scoter: 31 around
Great-crested Grebe: 1 on
Fulmar:7 down
Gannet: 477 down   240 up
Cormorant: just 2 on the sea (highlighting the lack if fish at the moment)
Curlew: 1 in
Kittiwake: 7 up    5 down
Razorbill: 1 up
Auk sp: 1 down
Swift: 3 in
Harbour Porpoise 1

 Hummingbird Hawk Moth power station by the perimeter wall

At The Patch the usual Black-headed and Herring Gulls and a single Mediterranean Gull was the only Gull of note. The Peregrines appear to have 3 young in the nest on the power station, they have the protection of the armed Nuclear Police, try training your scope on the nest site for more than a moment!

 Great-crested Grebe from the fishing boats this afternoon

12.45-14.30 from the fishing boats:

Common Scoter: 15 up

Great-crested Grebe: 2 on

Gannet: 26 up     21 down

Cormorant: 2 around

Black-headed Gull: c10 around

Mediterranean Gull: 5 around

Common Gull: 3 down

Herring Gull: c40 around

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2 around

Great Black-backed Gull: 4 around

Sandwich Tern: c15 around

Skylark: 1 still singing behind the boats

Grey Seal: 1

Harbour Porpoise: 1

This Hummingbird Hawk Moth that I pulled out of the MV this morning has seen better days a bit like me!