Another slow morning offshore but record numbers of Great-northern Diver appearing by mid morning from Climping beach on a flat calm incoming tide. Signs of activity in the fields with a Redstart in the car park early morning and a Whinchat seen along bread lane. Combined totals below.
Great-northern Diver - 7 os 3E
Black-throated Diver - 1 os
Artic Skua - 1E
Great - Skua - 2 os
Fulmar - 2W
Common Tern - 2W 1E
Sandwich Tern - nc
Gannet - nc
Great-crested Grebe - 15 os 1E
Red-breasted Merganser - 2E 1 os
Common Scoter - 25E
Shelduck - 3W
Shoveler - 2E
Brent Geese - 3E
Whimbrel - 1E 1W
Curlew - 1E 1W
Ringed Plover - 1
Turnstone - 15W
Little Egret - 1
Grey Heron - 4
Redstart - 1
Whinchat - 1
Wheatear - 2
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Whitethroat - 9
Willow Warbler - 2
Chiffchaff - 5
Blackcap - 7
Reed Bunting - 2
Buzzard - 2
Kestrel - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Jay - 5
Mistle Thrush - 1