A much calmer day. We joined RAB and sea-watched from 06.00-09.30 but generally a much quieter sea-watch. RE covered Birling lane area, Birling loop and Belle Tout wood, Cornish Farm track. LP covered the radio mast bushes, Old Trapping area and Shooters Bottom but once again very few night migrants were seen.
Combined Totals:
Red-throated Diver 6 E
Black-throated Diver 1 E (a stunning summer plumage bird)
Great-crested Grebe 1 on the sea
Gannet 74 E
Grey-lag Goose 2 E
Brent Goose 25 E and 1 W
Shelduck 12 (10 E)
Shoveler 2 E
Common Scoter 227 E
Sparrowhawk 1 Birling
Bar-tailed Godwit 1 E
Whimbrel 11 E
Curlew 1 E
Arctic Skua 2 E
Mediterranean Gull 4 E
Black-headed Gull 5 E
Common Gull 14 E
Greater-black backed Gull 30 E
Kittiwake 101 E
Sandwich Tern 55 E
Auk sp. 1 E
Collared Dove 1 Birling
Swallow 3 in off the sea
Yellow Wagtail 1 over Shooters Bottom
Pied Wagtail 1
Song Thrush 2
Willow Warbler 5
Carrion Crow 3 arrived in off the sea
Linnet 15 Birling area
