Lovely bright sunny morning with a northeast breeze, found very little movement offshore but a few things arriving nevertheless.  22 Linnet and 13 Meadow Pipit in off the sea, a Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Scoter and a Med Gull moving east, a single, Red-breasted Merganser on the sea and a Little Egret along the beach. A Red Kite drifted east over Longwood, 

Red Kite east over Longwood

An area on the setaside has now been fenced off, and hopefully the Ringed Plovers will make use of this area.

Additional records from MB this morning, include 2 Canada Geese flying over the old campsite, a Redwing in Longwood, and a Ringed-necked Parakeet in fields adjacent to the Black Horse pub.

A Black-throated Diver offshore late morning on the 19th, with 5 Common Scoter and a Sandwich Tern east.