After yesterdays appalling weather today seemed almost summery.
A quick stop off at Cockles Bridge on my way to the sea watch hide saw 3 Bewick Swans with the Mute Swan flock.
07.00-08.30 from the sea watch hide with AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Common Scoter: 9E   1W
Red-breasted Merganser: 4E
Red-throated Diver: 32E
Gannet: 431E
Great Skua: 1E
Kittiwake: 6 around
Razorbill: 7E
Auk sp: 16E

Yellow-legged Gull  near the fishing boats this morning

A wander along the beach from the fishing boats to near the life station and back was pleasant in the light winds and sunshine, but quiet avian wise. The highlights being 6 Wood Pigeons Feeding among the Sea Kale, 27 Great-crested Grebes off shore along with c50 Kittiwakes and 8 Mediterranean Gulls, a Yellow-legged Gull, a Red-breasted Merganser flew west and a colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull JP981 which is a new one for me.

JP981 Great Black-backed Gull

On the reserve late morning from Dennis's Hide a 4th Cal Year Caspian Gull and 2+ Yellow-legged Gulls and another new for me colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull JP498, but little else of note.

Early afternoon at Scotney the usual array of feral geese, also a surprise in the form of a Common Sandpiper.

Late afternoon as there were not many Gulls coming into Burrowes to roost, I went to the ARC for the Egret roost, just 4 Great White Egrets and 4 Little Egrets came in. 5 Bewick Swans roosted in front the Screen Hide and lovely drake Goosanders dropped in briefly then moved to Burrowes.