A drizzly day with a strong westerly wind provided the perfect recipe for a quiet day avian wise  around the peninsula. A brief look at the sea from the fishing boats this morning saw a cute Common Seal along with the usual few Sandwich Terns, Gannets and Arctic Skuas also a single Curlew flew west.

 Common Seal at the fishing boats this morning

Sandwich Tern at the fishing boats

2 visits to Hanson saw the now resident Red-necked Grebe, 20+ Black-tailed Godwits, a few each of Golden Plover and Dunlin, also a Grey Plover a scarce bird on the ARC, the usual wildfowl were well represented.

 Arctic Skua at the fishing boats this afternoon

This evenings Egret roost count saw 17 Great White Egrets come to roost equalling last years record count, also 21 Little Egrets came in.