15th April, 2019 Beachy Head Murky out to sea, sunny but cold, ESE 4

We arrived at Birling and joined RAB sea-watching from 06.00-10.00. During the watch we were joined by RKH, RES and KH. After the sea-watch, between us we covered Belle Tout wood and scrub, Shooters Bottom and the Old Trapping Area.
A good sea-watch which included a drake Scaup and 5 Garganey (3 of which landed on the sea in front of us with 2 Teal). The bushes were extremely quiet.

Red-throated Diver 7 E
Black-throated Diver 1 E
Gannet 218 E
Brent Goose 29 E
Shelduck 10 (8E)
Gadwall 4 E
Teal 21 E
Garganey 5 E ( 2 singles with Scoter and 3 with 2 Teal)
Scaup 1 drake E (RAB)
Common Scoter 1,100 E
Bar-tailed Godwit 6 E
Whimbrel 6 E
Curlew 2 E
Arctic Skua 5 E
Bonxie 3 E
Black-headed Gull 54 E
Common Gull 10 E
Kittiwake 684 E
Sandwich Tern 95 E
Commic Tern 20 E
Auk Sp 35 E
Guillemot 5 on the sea
Razorbill 7 close in E
Swallow 2 in off the sea
Willow Warbler 1

LP did an evening sea-watch from 18.55-19.35 and recorded the following
Sandwich Tern c65 E
Whimbrel 16 E
Kittiwake 30 E
Common Scoter 4 E

Cowslips by the 1,000's

Another large movement of Kittiwakes, nearly 700 moved past.

Gannets .

Good numbers of Common Scoters on the move.

Just a few Brent Geese were moving

taken by Keith Hackett

The party of 3 Garganey with 2 Teal which landed on the sea 

this morning.