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Tuesday 19 April 2011

Splash Point & Seaford Head 19/4/11

Another good morning out at sea with good movement and finally some Terns!!!

I got down there at 7.25am after a long lay in and recorded;
Arctic Skua 4; Common Scoter 361; Commic Tern 76; Little Tern 3; Arctic Tern 10; Sandwich Tern 51; Brent Geese 97; Whimbrel 7; Red-throated Diver 2; Black-throated Diver 2; velvet Scoter 3; Little Gull 14 and 4 Shelduck. Left here at 08.30.

I nipped up Hope Gap after this first stint and recorded an adult Hobby in off, 3 Willow Warblers and my first female Whitethroat.

Down Splash Point again 9.25 till 11.15. Birds recorded:
Arctic Skua 2; Common Scoter 348; Mediterranean Gull 6; Commic Tern 63; Little Tern 4; Sandwich Tern 42; Whimbrel 40; Bar-tailed Godwit 14; Red-throated Diver 3; Black-throated Diver 1; Little Gull 2; Diver sp. 10 and 1 Red-breasted Merganser.

Photos will be updated later.