A seawatch from 0900-1030 covered the high tide period.   Despite a marked drop in temperature, some birds on the horizon could not be identified because of the very strong haze.   Heading north were 130 Sandwich Terns, 50 Common Terns, 3 Arctic Terns, 2 Black Terns, 42 Gannets, 16 Kittiwakes, one Mediterranean Gull, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas, 2 Fulmars, 2 Teal and 5 Wigeon.   To the south were 19 Gannets, 2 Red-throated Divers and an Arctic Skua.

         Only 16 Cormorants were seen today, and other birds around the shore area included 1,400 Black-headed Gulls, 45 Redshanks, 40 Oystercatchers, 40 Grey Plovers, 30 Knot, 90 Dunlin, 85 Curlews, 4 Whimbrels, one Ringed Plover and one Turnstone.

         Moving north along the dunes were 3 Marsh Harriers, 120 Swallows and 58 House Martins.   The landward side was quiet, with the best being 2 Common Buzzards, one Sparrowhawk, one Merlin, 4 Grey Partridges, 7 Little Egrets, 4 Little Grebes, 3 Greenshanks, a Reed Warbler and a Yellow Wagtail.