4th January,2011 Birling Gap Overcast cold SSW3

Doreen & myself did a sea-watch between 08.00-09.30. Very little Diver activity today maybe due to a change in the wind direction from North to South. We did not visit any other sites on the Headland and the following species were seen on the sea-watch:

Red Throated Diver 7 E & just 1 on the sea.

Fulmar 12 mainly moving W.

Gannet 52 E & 68 W (including 6 Juv's)

Cormorant 18 (including a flock of 11 high E)

Pintail 6 E (including 3 drakes)

Bonxie 1 E @ 09.10

Common Gull 400 in the fields near Birling (virtually all adults)

Kittiwake 14 E (including 4 Juv's).

Auk Sp. 12 E & 154 W

Guillemot 2 on the sea (both in summer plumage)

Razorbill 50 E (very close) & 7 W with 10 on sea. (virtually all were still in full winter plumage).

Rock Pipit 2 in the car park.