22nd January, 2011. Birling Gap, Shinewater & Tide Mills

Did a sea-watch from Birling Gap from 7.45 to 9.15am then visited Shinewater and then onto the Tide Mills. We recorded the following:

500 Razorbills off Birling also 6 Red Throated Divers.

Shinewater:

Little Egret 1

Bittern 1 briefly in flight

Bearded Tits 7

Shoveler 60

Teal 40

Gadwall 8

TideMills:

2 Knot & 7 Redshank.

Greater Black Backs, Common & Black Headed Gulls on the beach at Birling.

View at Shinewater.

Bearded Tits at Shinewater

Little Egret at Shinewater

Knot at Tide Mills.

David photographing the Bearded Tits at Shinewater.