A few more visitors today produced a bit of variety this morning, with a nice male Redstart lingered around the track off the third metal gate from Ferry Road, but alas, a Short-eared Owl seen by the same observer (DB) landing in the field east of the Black horse pub did not. A Slavonian Grebe offshore at Poole Place was a nice surprise and a Sand Martin east at the back of 1st Wood.

Gannet - 4W

Great-crested Grebe - 3

Red-breasted Merganser - 4

Sanderling - 31

Turnstone - 55

Oystercatcher - 7

Curlew - 1W

Med Gull - 8W

Red Kite - 2

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 1

Blackcap - 3

Chiffchaff - 4

Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd

Linnet - 60

Very slow offshore Saturday 28th, with just 4 Gannet and 2 Sandwich Tern west and 8 Red-breasted Merganser offshore.

A Late morning visit around Black Ditch found singles of Red Kite, Shoveler and my first Swallow of the year, and 2 Egyptian Geese around Decoy Pond.