6th May 2016 Beachy Head Sunny periods cool clear E-ESE 0-2

Another morning spent sea-watching from 06.00-11.30 with Bob Edgar and we were joined by Bob Smith, Roger Haggar, Roger Charlwood and Laurence Pitcher. Another excellent day for Pomarine Skuas with some excellent views, but otherwise generally poor numbers of other sea-birds with very few Terns.

Black-throated Divers 4 s/p E
Gannet 29 E
Brent Goose 6 E
Shelduck 1 E
Shoveler 2 E
Common Scoter 285 E
Hobby 1 in off the sea (per RHC)
Ringed Plover 1 on Birling beach
Sanderling 2 E
Bar-tailed Godwit 2 E
Whimbrel 30 E
Pomarine Skua 56 E (6@ 07.05, 5@07.10, 5@07.40, 4@08.50, 7@07.55,  6@8.05,
 2@8.20, 3@8.47, 2@8.49, 3@8.57, 1@9.25, 7@9.40, 5@10.44)
Arctic Skua 6 E
Black-headed Gull 80 E
Sandwich Tern 12 E
Commic Tern 1 E

Richard Butler sea-watched from 16.30-18.30

Pomarine Skua 6 E (3@17.40 and 3@18.27 which landed on the sea
Commic Tern 21 E
Sandwich Tern 1 E
Ringed Plover 1 E
Whimbrel 1 on the beach