Nothing new, except a fly

A dry day after overnight rain. A west wind.

Middleton Nature Reserve

Shaun Coyle had a look around early on 06:00-08:00: 

Chiffchaff 14

Willow Warbler 7

Blackcap 6, 

Cetti's Warbler at least 5,

Whitethroat 1 (all above singing). 

Canada Goose 9 over heading south.

Greylag Goose 3 circling the site. 

Shelduck on Main Pond. 

Raven heard.  

Janet checked a bit later.

Willow Warbler 

Dark-edged Bee-Fly

Jean and Pete checked various areas. 

Wheatear at Near Naze

Heliport: Redshank 290, Turnstone 4, Oystercatcher 2870 roosting at high tide

Harbour: Redshank 64, Turnstone 3 roosting at high tide. Rock Pipit seen.

Harbour seawatch 0855-1015

Common Scoter 2

Gannet 2

Kittiwake 9 

Red-throated Diver 3 

Swallow 1

Meadow Pipit 1

Little Egret 2

North shore (Malcolm)

I walked the tide in 08:00 - 09:45

Eider 12

Red-breasted Merganser 11

Male Red-breasted Merganser

Great Crested Grebe 3

Great Crested Grebe

Sandwich Tern 7 minimum

Sandwich Tern

Something lifted all the gulls, but I couldn't see what

Little Egret 2

Little Egret

Oystercatcher 1,500

Curlew 6

Bar-Tailed Godwit 1

Bar-Tailed Godwit with Oystercatchers 

Redshank 150

Turnstone 140

Swallow 1 north

Just out of the recording area:

Ian Hartley: Three Arctic Skuas, off plover scar, Cockersands.  Drifted in, flew around together, then back on sea. (Would have been visible from Ocean Edge)