With a light SW wind this morning, I thought I would have a look at the sea to see whether there was any movement. I had not long started after 6am when I could hear quite a few gulls getting agitated at something. I already had thoughts of a bird of prey and even an Osprey. The gulls got louder and louder and a scan east just offshore proved good as there was an Osprey hovering over the water. The sun had only just risen and I had excellent views through the scope with the morning sky as the Osprey tried to hunt, but with the gulls going mad, it only made a few half-hearted dives which it aborted. It continued slowly west where near the pier, it made a dive and caught a fish. I then lost it from view but it was seen a few minutes later of Swalecliffe. An excellent start to the morning. I stayed on seawatching as there were a few bits on the move, mainly flying west, which included 17 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 18 Teal, 2 Eider east, 43 Common Scoter, c20 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone, 5 Arctic Skua west, 1 Kittiwake, c25 Black headed Gull, 2 Common Gull and c155 Herring Gull. There were 4 Great Black backed Gull, 2 Black Tern, c50 Common Tern, 13 Sandwich Tern, 1 Fulmar, 9 Gannet, 32 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron flew in from miles out at sea and slowly flew west over the pier, 2 Peregrine including one making a kill of a Feral Pigeon over the sea which was immediately stolen by a Great Black backed Gull, 12 Swallow and 1 Wheatear.
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