Grey Phalarope and a Yellow-browed Warbler!

07.15-09.15 from the sea watch hide with AJG who kindly collated the numbers: 

Brent Goose:17 down

Shelduck: 4 down

Teal: 86 down

Gadwall: 2 down

Pintail: 7 down

Wigeon: 127 down

Common Scoter: 25 down   36 up

Red-breasted Merganser: 4 down

Red throated Diver: 1 up

Great-crested Grebe: 8 down

Gannet: 92 down

Great Skua: 1 down

Kittiwake: 47 down

Sandwich Tern: 1 up

Guillemot: 16 up

Razorbill: 4 up

Auk sp: 104 down   32 up

Starling: 5,930 down

 Woodcock about to be released by Owen

At the observatory Owen caught a Woodcock in the Heligoland Trap, I arrived in time to watch it being released.

 Woodcock on it's way

At the ARC the usual Great white Egrets, Marsh Harriers, squealing Water Rail and wildfowl on show from Hanson but no sign of the Dotterel in the short time I was there, though it was reported on the Boulderwall fields.

At Scotney from the double bends 10 Redshank, 3 Ruff, c50 Golden Plover, c300 Wigeon and the usual feral Geese.  

On the Dengemarsh fields c200 each of Golden Plover and Lapwing but little else of note around there.

 Great White Egret from Hanson

An unusual sea watch this afternoon from the fishing boats where a Grey Phalarope was showing well for a couple of hours, a very late Black Tern flew west, then news of a Yellow-browed Warbler found by Dave Bunney in his garden cut short the sea watch. The Yellow-browed Warbler was very active and highly mobile around the garden not allowing me to even press the shutter let alone get good images, many thanks to Dave for letting us know about and view the bird.

14.00-15.20:
Brent Goose: 4 down
Teal: 3 down
Wigeon: 25 down
Common Scoter: 7 down
Red-breasted Merganser: 4 down
Red-throated diver: 1 down
Great-crested grebe: 3 around
Gannet: c150 around
Grey Phalarope: 1 around
Mediterranean Gull: c10 around
Yellow-legged Gull: 2 around
Kittiwake: c25 around
Sandwich Tern: 9 down
Black Tern: 1 down
Guillemot: 2 around
Auk sp: 4 down

 Grey Phalarope at the fishing boats this afternoon