I started the day up Seaford Head hoping for some migrants to have been dropped in the early moderate northerly wind. The wind obviously wasn't strong enough and a short circuit found only a Willow Warbler.
A short seawatch (07.15 - 08.15) after this actually produced a few bits with the following seen:
Mediterranean Gull - 36
Common Scoter - 34
Red-throated Diver - 1
Sandwich Tern - 3
Bar-tailed Godwit - 5
Velvet Scoter - 4
Gadwall - 1
Shoveler - 4
Little Gull - 16
Whimbrel - 3
With Paula, I then walked from Saltdean to Castle Hill NNR via Balsdean where there was an average number of Early Spider Orchids in flower, and other then a hear-only Yellow Wagtail flying over there wasn't much of note. When walking back a couple of Poms had been seen at Dunge, and so it was a brisk walk to the car, throwing Paula out of the car once home and then rapidly arriving at Splash Point a short while later. The first of hopefully many Pomarine Skuas flew past, and strangely there was a short period where Great Skuas were dominating the sightings.
Totals between 14.30 - 19.00 Wind ESE 2:
Sandwich Tern - 30
Mediterranean Gull - 65
Pomarine Skua - 1 14.58
Arctic Skua - 5
Great Skua - 6
Whimbrel - 1
Brent Geese - 13
Manx Shearwater - 1
Little Gull - 13
Commic Tern - 7
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2
Grey Plover - 11
Yesterday afternoon me and Paula walked south from Southease to Piddinghoe where a stunning male Whinchat was on show, as were three Common Sandpipers.
A short seawatch (07.15 - 08.15) after this actually produced a few bits with the following seen:
Mediterranean Gull - 36
Common Scoter - 34
Red-throated Diver - 1
Sandwich Tern - 3
Bar-tailed Godwit - 5
Velvet Scoter - 4
Gadwall - 1
Shoveler - 4
Little Gull - 16
Whimbrel - 3
With Paula, I then walked from Saltdean to Castle Hill NNR via Balsdean where there was an average number of Early Spider Orchids in flower, and other then a hear-only Yellow Wagtail flying over there wasn't much of note. When walking back a couple of Poms had been seen at Dunge, and so it was a brisk walk to the car, throwing Paula out of the car once home and then rapidly arriving at Splash Point a short while later. The first of hopefully many Pomarine Skuas flew past, and strangely there was a short period where Great Skuas were dominating the sightings.
Totals between 14.30 - 19.00 Wind ESE 2:
Sandwich Tern - 30
Mediterranean Gull - 65
Pomarine Skua - 1 14.58
Arctic Skua - 5
Great Skua - 6
Whimbrel - 1
Brent Geese - 13
Manx Shearwater - 1
Little Gull - 13
Commic Tern - 7
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2
Grey Plover - 11
Yesterday afternoon me and Paula walked south from Southease to Piddinghoe where a stunning male Whinchat was on show, as were three Common Sandpipers.
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| Sunrise on Seaford Head |
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| Early Spider Orchid at Castle Hill NNR |
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| Whinchat at Southease |
