A very mild morning at the fishing boats with heavy showers sometimes torrential.

Velvet Scoter past the fishing boats this morning

8.00-10.00 from the fishing boats joined by OL:
Teal:18E
Pintail: 1E
Common Scoter: 5W
Velvet Scoter: 1E    1W probably same bird
Red-breasted Merganser: 1W
Red-throated Diver: 1E    7W   3 on
Great-crested Grebe: 32 around
Gannet: 1,076W
Cormorant: c400 around
Great Skua: 3W
Kittiwake: 72W
Sandwich Tern: 6W
Razorbill: 1W
Auk sp: 48W
Goldfinch: 20W
An early afternoon visit to Scotney saw 5 Tree Sparrows, 2 Black Redstarts and a Little Owl but no sign of any Twite, also there the usual Lapwing and Golden Plover as well as all the feral geese. While I was at Scotney an adult male Hen Harrier was touring The Point and attempted to go out to sea but soon returned, unfortunately it had disappeared before I arrived at the fishing boats.

Goosander passing the fishing boats this afternoon 

14.00-15.30 from the fishing boats with RW, JTM & AJG.
Common Scoter: 2E

Goosander: 5W
Red-throated Diver: 1 on
Great-crested Grebe: 9 around
Gannet: c250 offshore
Kittiwake: c200 off shore
Sandwich Tern: 6 around
Razorbill: 1W
Auk sp: 22W
Common Seal: 1

Common Seal

JP281 Great Black-backed Gull today last seen by me on 04/10/2015

Late afternoon on the reserve, the Burrowes Pit Gull roost held at least 14 Caspian Gulls, including a yellow colour ringed 1w bird and a Green ringed adult, shame the birds were just 2 distant in the gloom to be able to read them.

Also on the reserve still at least 6 Cattle Egrets reported as well the usual Great White Egrets

The details of yellow ringed P:U65 1w Caspian Gull that was at the fishing boats on 08/11/2018