I started at Seaford Head this morning, and I'm glad I did, as there was a lovely mini 'fall' of Willow Warblers. Approximately 30 birds were present in Hope Gap and Harry's Bush and most, if not all, were males judging by the continuous serenading.
Afterwards, I joined Simon down Splash Point and enjoyed a short seawatch seeing 42 Little Gulls, an Arctic Skua and a couple of Black-throated Divers.
In the afternoon, I took Dad up to Castle Hill NNR, where after a short time, between us we found four flowering Early Spider Orchids, plus many more which will be out next week or the week after.
Lastly, an evening seawatch (17:25 - 19:25) produced the following:
Little Gull - 40
Bar-tailed Godwit - 380
Arctic Skua - 2
Common Tern - 35
Common Scoter - 25
Mediterranean Gull - 20
Whimbrel - 25
Curlew - 28
Knot - 2
Red-throated Diver - 6
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| Willow Warbler at Hope Gap |
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| Whitethroat at Hope Gap |
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| Early Spider Orchid |
