August 31st

With a fresh to strong ENE wind blowing Matt, Dave Smith and I had a seawatch at Reculver from 0600 to 1100. Birds we saw included 40 Common Scoter E, 159 Sandwich Terns E, 3 Shoveler, 11 Black Tern E (175th), 1 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 5 Ringed Plovers, 1 Teal, 8 Gannets, 13 Arctic Skuas, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit W, 2 Grey Plovers E, 4 Great Skuas, 1 Dunlin, 1 Guillemot E, 2 adult Pomarine Skuas W (176th), 1 Little Egret and 1 Great Crested Grebe.