Sunday 13/09/2020

06.00-09.00 from the fishing boats with CP and AJG who kindly kept the log:

Common Scoter: 2W  3E

Great-crested Grebe: 2 around

Gannet: 188W

Cormorant: 28W

Ringed Plover: 1W

Turnstone: 7W

Sanderling: 21W

Knot: 10W

Dunlin: 30 W

Sandwich Tern: 688W

Little Tern: 1W

Common Tern: 28W

Arctic Skua: 8W  3 around

Guillemot: 2W   1E

Auk SP: 3W

Swallow: 13 out

Harbour Porpoise: 12

Grey Seal: 2

White Stork from the Southern England reintroduction scheme as it flew over The Point this morning

A slog around The Point, Desert and Long Pits saw the usual 2 Black Redstarts at the Polish Memorial, a few each of Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Common and Lesser Whitethroats,  c20 Stonechats and 3 Wheatears of note. SP trapped a Willow Warbler among the Chiffchaffs which could well be the last I see this year.

I had just met JD at the Long Pits when he spotted a White Stork which circled then flew west. An hour later I was at home having brunch in the garden when presumably the same bird appeared low in front then over my house. It was low enough for me to get images that allowed me to get a partial reading of the Darvic ring, which confirmed that it was one of the Southern England release scheme birds.

A short while later it flew in front and over my house in Lydd

On the ARC the Glossy Ibis was still present along with 2 Black-necked Grebes and the usual waders, Herons and wild fowl. There were at least 4 Cattle Egrets still around the hay fields today but little else of note.

Marsh Mallow Moth the undoubted highlight of last nights catch