The sea was very disappointing today.   15 Cormorants, one Gannet, 9 Common Terns, 30 Sandwich Terns,10 Common Scoters, 14 Teal, one Shelduck, 300 Oystercatchers, 41 Curlews, 11 Whimbrels, 518 Dunlin, 54 Sanderlings, 42 Ringed Plovers, 23 Grey Plovers, 5 Knot and a Greenshank.   On the flashes were 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Redshanks, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Little Egrets and 2 Grey Herons.   Migrants on the dunes included 25 Willow Warblers, 25 Common Whitethroats, an Icterine Warbler, a Garden Warbler, 7 Common Redstarts, 9 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Tree Pipits and 5 Whinchats.   Also of note were 2 Common Buzzards, 4 Sparrowhawks and a Hobby.

In addition,  a Wryneck, 2 Garden Warblers, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats and a Wheatear were between Stonebridge and Pye's.