Little Terns

Sandwich Terns - 23 of at least 62 off Mudbank this afternoon.

Nice to find 5 Little Terns off Mudbank once the rain had cleared this afternoon. Also off there - at least 62 Sandwich Terns, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 13 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 85+ Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 6+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 16 Shelduck, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 24 Whimbrel, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 3+ Swallows,  1+ Sand Martin and  2 Redshank.

Off the seafront - 1 Great Northern Diver and c30 Whimbrel east plus 13 Black-headed Gulls and 7 Eider. A single Wheatear was all I could muster on Orcombe Point.

Yesterday - 35 Whimbrel and 10 Sandwich Terns off Mudbank. At least 9 Common Scoters off the seafront.

17/4 - 11 Pale-bellied Brent Geese and 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese off Mudbank along with 10 Black-headed Gulls and a single Grey Plover. Bystock - a pair of Tufted Ducks and 10 male Mallard. Two Willow Warblers on territory there. West Lodge - a singing Sedge Warbler. Mudbank - 36+ Whimbrel, 1 fs Mediterranean Gull, 18 Sandwich Terns, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 male Red-breasted Merganser and c40 Brent Geese (mostly Pale-bellieds).

16/4 - Imperial rec - 24 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 8+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Great Crested Grebes. Mudbank - 1 Arctic Tern and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit.

It's unusual for Sandwich Terns to gather close off Mudbank. They usually much prefer to rest on Cockle Sands. Good views today but sadly the five Little Terns always remained distant.

First-summer Mediterranean Gull - Mudbank.

Wheatear - Orcombe Point.