Terns and Kitts still moving through

Overcast in the morning but sunny spells this afternoon. A light, mainly westerly,  breeze 

Seawatching from the south harbour wall this morning, 8:25-11am

Clay, Andrew, James and Phil. Report and clip by Clay:

Breezy at first but flat sea by the time we left

Common Scoter - 23 in

Red-breasted Merganser - 2 in then out

Whimbrel - one flew past then later seen on Red Nab

Arctic Tern - c50 in two flocks

Little Gull - 1 on Outfall 1

Kittiwake - flock of 78 very close - appeared out of nowhere(?) over the outfalls close in, then flew towards Red Nab, circled back, gained height and flew in

Skua (probably Arctic) - 1 in

Guillemot - 2 on sea

Red-throated Diver - 3 in then 2 out 

Gannet - 3 in

Shag - 1 1cy on end of jetty

Swallow - 5 south close in

This clip shows the Kittiwakes 

Pete checked from the back of the harbour. 0945-1030

1 Common Tern out

27 Sandwich Tern purposefully out

1,1 summer plumage red throated diver in

1 Guillemot floating in 

1 Grey Seal

Just after lunch a Black Tern was on the outfalls 

North shore

David Kaye saw 1500 Knot resting on a sandbar at 0600. They were spooked by something and flew south.

I checked the waterline out from the play area on the incoming tide 09:00 - 10:00 - Malcolm

Eider 3

Little Egret 3

Sandwich Tern 8

Sandwich Terns

Just 14 Knot and 12 Bar-Tailed Godwit with the Oystercatchers along the waterline 

Curlew 1

Whimbrel 1

Turnstone 2

I was just too slow getting this clip of a Whimbrel eating a crab, it is just swallowing it at the beginning of the clip. It then has several sips of freshwater runoff, before swallowing a couple of remaining limbs.

I returned to check the skear as it was exposing this afternoon 15:15 - 16:30

Eider 8

Great Crested Grebe 6

Great Crested Grebe showing its great crest!

Shag 1 feeding near the green marker post - too distant to judge age

Sandwich Tern 8

Sandwich Tern

Apart from Oystercatchers there were just two other wader species 

Whimbrel 9 - this clip reminds me of the comedy scenes where someone accidentally walks onto a film set, then tries to hide!

Dunlin 1

Dunlin

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

Grasshopper Warbler, being very vocal near the golf club

Large Red Damselfly

Great Crested Newt, this one at a different part of the reserve near the pumping station.