Little Gull over Burrowes

I joined AJG at the end of a very slow sea watch which saw just a few each of Gannets, Sandwich & Common Terns. We then started to make our way to The Patch but were interrupted by a call from JTM saying a party of 5+ Bee-eaters were heading our way. Making our way back to the observatory and failing to see any Bee-eaters, we then walked out into the trapping area and met JTM. Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser and Common Whitethroat were all singing there while we scanned the skies for the Bee-eaters. JTM spotted them again as they flew past the lighthouse westwards allowing me brief and very distant views.

Late morning at the reserve was also very quiet. Some Common Terns were prospecting one of the new rafts, a couple each of Redshank and Ringed Plover on the islands.

Dengemarsh and Galloways were also very quiet, a Hobby being the highlight.

Little Tern past the fishing boats

14.15-17.15 this afternoon from the fishing boats was surprisingly entertaining:

Common Scoter: 6E
Great-crested Grebe: 8 around
Fulmar: 2E
Gannet: 26E    18E     15 feeding offshore
Cormorant: 31 around
Sanderling: 2E
Mediterranean Gull: 3E   (2 ad + 1 1s)
Kittiwake: 3E   1W
Sandwich Tern: 292E   16W
Common Tern: 67E   (17+21+13+12+4 singles)
Little Tern: 2E
Black Tern: 2E in a flock of 17 Common Terns
Guillemot: 1W
Auk sp: 2W
Swallow: 1E
Harbour Porpoise: 8+ around

 Sandwich Terns at the fishing boats

Fulmar past the fishing boats