Black Terns & Poms!

Most of a flock of 45 Black Terns  passing the bouy

Another cold morning with a strong NE wind, is it really the middle of May?
05.20-10.00 with AJG, OL, JTM, SM, JH & Peter
Shelduck; 2E   2 in off over the power station.
Common Scoter: 16E   163W
Black-throated Diver: 3E
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Fulmar: 1E
Gannet: 161E     36W
Cormorant: c50 around
Peregrine: 1 around
Oystercatcher: 8E
Grey Plover: 1E
Sanderling: 59E
Knot: 8E
Turnstone: 1E
Dunlin: 3E
Pomarine Skua: 17E
Arctic Skua: 4E
Kittiwake: 3E
Little Tern: 1E
Black Tern: 60E     1 at The Patch
Sandwich Tern: 147E
Common Tern: 322E
Arctic Tern: 136E
Common/Arctic Tern: 601E
Auk sp: 8E.    2W
Swallow: 10 in
Swift: 1 in
Harbour Porpoise: 8+
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1

3 of the 17 Pomarine Skuas including a dark phase bird, all a bit distant.

The Littlestone Serin is still present and singing the pines at J/of Madeira Road/St Andrews Road.

A Spoonbill flew over Boulderwall Fields at 12.30 per JH.