In a strengthening West wind Saturday morning, I spent an hour seawatching before I had a walk along the seawall checking the likely areas for a Desert Wheatear (none found). Birds noted included 1 Oystercatcher, 20 Redshank, 27 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Robin, 3 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 13 Chaffinch and 30 Linnet. This morning I had a few hours again seawatching in a strong West wind. Birds noted were 3 Brent Geese, 3 Grey Plover, 51 Golden Plover west, 2 Turnstone, 1 Skua species distantly west, 1 Little Gull west and probably the same bird east a little later, 102 Black headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black backed Gull, 1 Arctic Tern west, 6 Sandwich Tern east, 3 Great crested Grebe, 1 Red throated Diver, 4 Gannet, 25 Cormorant, 1 Peregrine, 9 Skylark west at sea, 15 House Sparrow, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit and 1 Chaffinch.
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