Tuesday 3 April 2018

3rd April, 2018 Beachy Head Overcast with sunny periods cold S-SW 5-6

Another busy sea-watch from 06.30-10.00 and we were joined by KG for the first 2 hours. Another good passage of Brent Geese, Common Scoters and Kittiwakes with the highlight being 15 Arctic Skuas.

Red-throated Diver 33 E
Gannet 24 E
Canada Goose 2
Brent Goose 941 E
Shelduck 6 E
Wigeon 4 E
Eider 7 E
Common Scoter 865 E
Sanderling 3 E
Curlew 2
Arctic Skua 15 E (including a party of 5)
Bonxie 1 E
Mediterranean Gull 7 E
Little Gull 7 E (per KG)
Black-headed Gull 40 E
Common Gull c200
Kittiwake Approx 700 E (large passage and only an estimate made)
Sandwich Tern 320 E
Commic Tern 6 E
Auk Sp. 4 E