Firecrest and Gulls legs!

 A Bedraggled newly arrived Firecrest this morning by the power station perimeter wall.

Norwegian ringed JK910 at The Patch this morning 1 of 12 colour ringed Gulls I found today

Another very windy day with heavy showers started well finding a newly arrived Firecrest, the sea watch was less exciting though the Fulmars were notable.
08.00-10.00 from the sea watch hide and The Patch:
Common Scoter: 1E
Red-throated Diver: 2W
Great-crested Grebe: 9 around
Fulmar: 24W      2E
Gannet: 89W
Cormorant: c50 around
Black-headed Gull: c300 around
Common Gull: c40 around
Herring Gull: c500 around
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 14+
Great black-backed Gull: c100 around
Kittiwake: 4W    3 on
Guillemot: 11W    2E
Auk sp: 5W
Firecrest: 1 by power station wall
Harbour Porpoise: 1
Late morning early afternoon on the reserve sheltering from the worst of weather in the hides. My first Little Ringed Plover was on the islands adjacent to Makepiece hide, along with up to 13 Ruff, 10 Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plovers. 100s of Great Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls were roosting on Burrowes keeping me busy reading rings, there were 5 NTRG Herring Gulls, 3 Normandy, 3 Norwegian and a Danish rung Great Black-backed Gulls.

Details of green ringed V04 of 1 of the Normandy rung Great Black-backed Gulls

Some of the Ruff roosting during a particularly heavy down pour

The Black-necked Grebe is still present per MH, also the 4 cattle Egrets and 2 Whooper Swans, the Smew hasn't been seen for a couple of days as far as I know.