Seawatching early morning saw an impressive movement of c700 Kittiwake S in just 15 minutes, mixed amongst them at least 240 Common and two Little Tern, four Arctic Skua and four Balearic Shearwater. Another watch mid afternoon again saw four Arctic Skua, a minimum of six during the day with some birds lingering, a single Little Tern and at least 11 Balearic and eight Manx Shearwater with 25+ distant shearwaters either of these species.
Another c400 Common Tern remained in the estuary over high tide along with 22 Sandwich Tern, eight Mediterranean and a 3cy Yellow-legged Gull, two Teal, a Kingfisher, an Osprey, which caught a fish in The Bight, and the regular Sparrowhawk.
Sparrowhawk - Dave Jewell
Waders included single juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and Ruff, with 283 Redshank, 280 Ringed Plover, 210 Dunlin, 34 Turnstone, 11 Greenshank, six Whimbrel, two Bar-tailed Godwit and two Knot.
Elsewhere migrants included eight Chiffchaff, two Wheatear and single Sand Martin and Yellow Wagtail.
Pied Wagtail - Dave Jewell 
Wheatear - Dave Jewell
Ringing News: A total of six juvenile Common Tern recoveries today with birds from Holland (three), Poland (two) and Leicestershire. Two of the juveniles, one each from Holland and Poland have now been here over a week. Also present a metal ringed juvenile with a GPS tag.
Other reads included a new adult Sandwich Tern from Hampshire and the long-staying Ringed Plover from the same county.
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