Bank Holiday Monday, 4th May: A very grey and overcast morning, only brightening slowly, but quite mild in the light north-westerly breeze....
Selsey Bill: A fairly quiet morning, though a Pomarine Skua was an unexpected highlight, whilst three Eider went west and a Tree Pipit and two Yellow Wagtail came in off the sea. Full log below. (JA/SH/IP/AH et al)
(0500-0930hrs) (NW, F2-3)
Great Northern Diver - 6os
Red-throated Diver - 2E, 1os
Gannet - 3E, 8W
Brent Goose - 37E
Eider - 3W
Common Scoter - 31E
Oystercatcher - 3E, 4W, 1 present
Sanderling - 3E, 1W
Whimbrel - 5E
Pomarine Skua - 1E (0909hrs)
Mediterranean Gull - 2E
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1E, 3os
Great Black-backed Gull - 8E, 4W, 13os
Kittiwake - 2E
Sandwich Tern - 140os
Common Tern - 12os
Little Tern - 22os
Cuckoo - 1 (heard)
Swift - 4
Swallow - 12N, 4 present
House Martin - 6
Tree Pipit - 1N
Yellow Wagtail - 2N
Pied Wagtail - 1N
Wheatear - 1
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