We met up with RDME at Birling and sea-watched from 05.55-08.55. We covered a number of sites on the Head prior to sea-mist rolling in near mid-day. Also saw RES at Belle Tout:

Gannet 147 E

Little Egret 1 flew inland over Birling

Grey Heron 1 flew inland over Birling

Shelduck 2 E

Common Scoter 226 E

Hobby 2 ( 1 in off the sea @ 07.20 & 1 over cliff edge near B/T @ 09.45)

Quail 1 calling (for its 2nd day)

Avocet 1 E @ 06.55

Ringed Plover 1 E

Grey Plover 5 E

Bar Tailed Godwit 4 E

Whimbrel 1 E

Turnstone 1 E

Pomarine Skua 2 (1 @ 06.40 & 1 @ 07.42)

Arctic Skua 2 E

Mediterranean Gull 1 1stS E

Black Headed Gull 14 E

Sandwich Tern 38 E & 4 W

Commic Tern 133 E

Little Tern 1 E

Black Tern 4 E (Our first for the year)

Auk Sp. 5 E

Guillemot 1 E

Swallow 9 (4 in off the sea)

Wheatear 1

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Common Whitethroat 20

Blackcap 1

Chiffchaff 4

Tree Creeper 1

Raven 1

Serin 1 male spent 5 minutes at Birling before disappearing, also performed a song display flight.

Corn Bunting 2

 

Corn Bunting near Belle Tout