An afternoon seawatch at Climping Beach from 15:00 produced 3 Manx Shearwater west,  Great Skua 2e 1w, 5e Common Scoter, 3w Dunlin and singles of Razorbill east Whimbrel west and 2 Great-crested Grebe on sea. Good numbers of Gannet east and several Sandwich Tern offshore, with 5 Swift in off the sea.

Records for the 7th May from (MD) a couple of hours sea watching from 1.30 to 2.30, and 3.30 to 4.30. Very quiet.

Gannet. 120 by fishing boats

Common Scoter. 5E

Common Tern. 9E

Sandwich Tern. 20E, 7W

GC Grebe. 1os

Ringed Plover. 1ob

Sanderling. 2ob.

Paddocks and back of GC.

Grey Partridge.2

Lesser Whitethroat. 4

Cetti's Warbler.1

Plus 4 Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler.