Little Owl!

07.00-09.00 from the sea watch hide numbers from AJG:
Common Scoter: 14W
Great-crested Grebe: 2W
Fulmar: 1E
Gannet: 549W
Great Skua: 2W
Arctic Skua: 8W
Kittiwake: 11W
Sandwich Tern: 123W
Razorbill: 2W
Guillemot: 2W
Auk sp: 6 down
Starling: 75W
At the ARC from Hanson the Garganey was still present, also the nasal banded Shoveler still among the usual wildfowl, 22 Swallows flew through but little else of note seen in the strong southerly wind.

 Little Owl peering out of the Sallows

Jacques found a Little Owl in The Desert, a scarce bird on The Point, I think its only the 3rd I've seen. A walk around The Desert and through the Broome saw very little. 

A wind blasted Scotney produced nothing other than the usual feral geese.
At Dengmarsh 3 Cattle Egrets could be seen distantly form Springfield Bridge, also here the wind made its presence felt and the drainage contractors didn't help.

Brent Geese past the fishing boats this afternoon

13.30-16.00 from the fishing boats joined by AJG, MH, JTM and PS.
Brent Goose: 16W
Shoveler: 2W
Common Scoter: 3W   9E

Great-crested Grebe: 5W    1 on
Gannet: 117W
Arctic Skua: 7+ around
Mediterranean Gull: 4W
Kittiwake: 41W
Sandwich Tern: 205W
Common Tern: 1 around
Razorbill: 1W
Auk sp: 7W
Swallow: 4 out
Grey Seal: 1

Harbour Porpoise: 2+  

Late afternoon on Burrowes from Makepiece up to 16 Great White Egrets were visible along with 7 Little Egrets, also a Spoonbill was sleeping in a sheltered spot out of the wind.

It may be mild but the wind has made sure that the Plodland MV has caught very little.

 Spoonbill in usual pose 

Sometimes the Egrets fly quite close