Dartford Warblers!

 Brent Geese over the turning circle

07.10-09.00 from the turning circle:
Brent Goose: 22 up       51 down
Shelduck; 6 down
Common Scoter: 14 up
Great-crested Grebe: 2 around
Gannet: c40 around
Cormorant: 343 flew into Lade Bay
Sparrowhawk: 1 large female in, 1 male hunting over beach.
Kittiwake: c20 around
Auk sp: 17 down
Pied Wagtail: 4 around    8 in
Skylark: 3 in    2 on beach
Meadow Pipit: 24 in
Fieldfare: 1 in
Starling: 3,300 in
Brambling: 2 in
Goldfinch: 120 in
Linnet: 30 around
Siskin: 4 in
Redpoll: 17 in
Tree Sparrow: 1 in

 Dartford Warbler

 Redwing

A long walk around The Point and The Desert and along the beach was fairly uneventful, though 3 Dartford Warblers were good, 5 Stonechats, 2 Goldcrests and 2 Redwings were the highlights.

 Dartford Warbler

 Stonechat gleaming in the afternoon sun

14.00-16.00 from the fishing boats with RW
Brent Goose: 36 up     84 down
Pale-bellied Brent Goose: 1 down
Shelduck: 15 down
Goldeneye: 1 down
Common Scoter: 12 up
Red-throated Diver: 2 up
Great-crested Grebe: 3 around
Gannet: c80 around
Turnstone: 7 around
Great Skua: 1 down
Mediterranean Gull: 2 around
Kittiwake: 25 around
Guillemot: 2 around
Auk sp: 37 up
Harbour Porpoise: 2
Grey Seal: 1

Heavily cropped over exposed image of Pale-bellied Brent Goose passing the fishing boats today