RE and LP also covered some of the headland sites during the morning. Very few migrants seen on the headland.
Gannet 13 E and 2 W
Brent Goose 1 E
Shelduck 5 on cliff top
Common Scoter 8 E
Whimbrel 1
Sandwich Tern 4 E
Collared Dove 1
Green Woodpecker 1
Tawny Owl 1
Swallow 5 (2 in off the sea)
Yellow Wagtail 1 over head
Wheatear 1
Song Thrush 2
Common Whitethroat 7
Willow Warbler 3
Harbour Porpoise 1
4th May, 2018 RAB, AQ, RKH, RES, and KH sea-watched from 05.35-11.00 (with odd breaks)
Cloudy with periods of thick mist. NW-SW 1-2.
Red-throated Diver 1 E
Diver Sp. 1 E
Gannet 51 E and 15 W
Shelduck 1 E
Common Scoter 51 E
Whimbrel 5 E
Curlew 1 E (with Whimbrel)
Arctic Skua 1 E
Pomarine Skua 2 E ( per RKH, RES, KH)
Bonxie 1 E
Sandwich Tern 24 E
Commic Tern 259 E
Little Tern 1 E
Harbour Porpoise 4 off Birling
RAB also visited B/T wood and scrub, but only saw a few migrants
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 2
Common Whitethroat 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1