Afterwards visited the Head quickly which only produced two new Blackcaps. Another seawatch in the afternoon was very unrewarding so I walked the Cuckmere and was delighted to find three stunning Garganey on the scrape.
Splash Point 6.10-11.10
Brent Geese - 850
Shoveler - 18
Common Scoter - 360
Velvet Scoter - 3
Tufted Duck - 2
Gadwall - 5
Red-breasted Merganser - 33
Mallard - 6
Teal - 10
Sandwich Tern - 140
Common Tern - 7
'Commic Tern' - 6
Dunlin - 8
Whimbrel - 4
Gannet - 3
Red-throated Diver - 9
Diver sp. - 2
Shelduck - 11
Mediterranean Gull - 4
Yellow Wagtail - 1 in off
Tree Pipit - 1 in off
Sand Martin - 2
Swallow - 3
Great Crested Grebe - 1
Splash Point 3.30-5.30
Little Gull - 5
Sandwich Tern - 42
Brent Geese - 65
Gannet - 3
Common Tern - 6
'Commic' Tern - 2
Mediterranean Gull - 5
Red-throated Diver - 4
Cuckmere Haven
Garganey - 3 (2drks) on scrape and were calling frequently.
Gadwall - 1
Short-eared Owl - 1 flew north but also perched on fence posts and bushes
three Garganey on the scrape - a female Teal was associating with this group closely, though I managed to get it out of the image above.
Short-eared Owl over the Cuckmere
Barnacle Goose on the scrape
