Firecrests!

1 of at least 9 Firecrests seen today

07.30-08.30 from the sea watch hide, a less than inspiring hour.
Common Scoter: 8E
Red-throated Diver: 13E    10W
Great-crested Grebe: 3 around
Gannet: 9E    41W   20 feeding
Cormorant: present n/c
Great Skua: 1W
Kittiwake: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 7E    5W
Guillemot: 2E  1 on
Auk sp: 12E
Harbour Porpoise: 2+

Male Stonechat trapped at the observatory this morning

A walk through The Desert to the lifeboats station and back along the beach was a little disappointing, several each of Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting and Stonechat were seen, also a Peregrine on the pylons, at the lighthouse garden a Firecrest with the Chiffchaffs.

Lunchtime visit to the reserve to check the Gulls saw them all flushed by a party of at least 4 Common Buzzards that headed towards the coast, there was very little else on there.

Firecrest

At least 2 Firecrests were in the Willow Trail with another Chiffchaff and a Water Rail. In Dengemarsh Gully at least another 6 Firecrests and 4 Chiffchaffs but  no other migrants

Late afternoon on the reserve 4+ Ruff still, 4 Tree Sparrows, 3+ Marsh Harriers and 3 colour ringed Great Black-backed Gulls all birds that I have recorded here in the last month.