Taken during the brief appearance of the Sun from Dennis's picnic area.
08.00-10.00 From the sea watch hide with AJGCommon Scoter: 1E 6W
Gannet: 795W
Cormorant: present n/c
Merlin: 1 in
Arctic Skua: 6W 5 around
Kittiwake: 4W
Little Gull: 22W
Sandwich Tern: 93W
Guillemot: 2W
Razorbill: 22W
Auk sp: 44W
Swallow: 14 out
Alba Wagtail: 7W
Meadow Pipit: 42W
Goldfinch: 75 in
Harbour Porpoise: 2
At a windswept Scotney 426 Golden Plover, 2 Ruff, 4 Redshank, a Turnstone and the usual feral Geese on the Sward.
On the reserve a Black-necked Grebe on Burrowes from Dennis's picnic area, the Red-throated Diver
still present seen distantly from Dennis's. The Gull roost by the entrance track held an adult Yellow-legged Gull and at least one Norwegian ringed Great black-backed Gull.
At the ARC the Little Stint and Garganey still present, also a Knot there per BW
Adult Mediterranean Gull at the fishing boats this afternoon
14.00-15.30 from the fishing boats:Brent Goose: 2W
Common Scoter: 6W
Great-crested Grebe: 5 o/s
Gannet: 21E 46W
Grey Plover: 1W
Great Skua: 3W
Arctic Skua: 5 around
Little Gull: 5W
Mediterranean Gull: 2 around
Caspian Gull: The now regular 1w colour ringed bird on the beach
Sandwich Tern: 48W
Razorbill: 2W
Auk sp: 5W
Wheatear: 1 on beach
1w Common Gull at the fishing boats this afternoon. A species I rarely point the camera at.