Very thin fare for this mornings early morning sea watch
06.00-07.30 from the sea watch hide with AJG who kindly collated the numbers
Common Scoter: 9E
Gannet: 39W 6E
Cormorant: 5W
Oystercatcher: 1W
Whimbrel: 3W
Kittiwake: 24W
Mediterranean Gull: 1W juvenile
Sandwich Tern: 13W
Common Tern: 2W
After the sea watch we walked down to The Patch where there was c100 each of Black-headed and Herring Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a single Common Tern.
Juvenile Common Whitethroats at the Red and White gates car park this morning
Common Blue
A walk around The Desert and Long Pits found 2 Black Restarts at West Beach, a single Willow Warbler, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a couple of Blackcap still singing, a tacking Lesser Whitethroat and more Common Whitethroats. A single Clouded Yellow and 2 Painted Ladies were seen otherwise it was very quiet. 
1 of 2 Arctic Skuas past the fishing boats this afternoon
14.30-16.00 at the fishing boats
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 21W
Cormorant: 3W
Dunlin: 12W
Sanderling: 14W
Whimbrel: 3W
Kittiwake: 37W
Sandwich Tern: 29W
Common Tern: 21W
Arctic Skua: 2W
Auk sp: 1W
Sand Martin: 14 out
Grey seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 3+
A late afternoon visit to Scotney found 8 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Whimbrel.
Kittiwakes passing this afternoon
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