Seaford Bank Holiday

 Bank Holiday Monday found me down at Splash Point Seaford for a Seawatch, local birder Neil joined me and we did a couple of hours. Fairly slow 120 Med Gulls, a trickle of Sandwich Terns adding up to about 40, 60 or so Common Scoters, couple of Shags were on the Sea ,a single Brent Goose and 4 Red-throated Divers the best of it! 

Great Black-backed Gull

Early morning Kittiwake

Sandwich Tern

Along the coast

Sandwich Terns, they stayed fairly distant on their way East

Brent Goose

Common Scoter

Shags

Closer Sandwich Tern

Med Gulls

Red-throated Diver

Med Gulls

Shags

It got even slower so I decided to have a walk up Seaford Head, after a stop off to take a few pics of the Kittiwake Colony (very loose definition of "a few" there)! I did a loop past the barn down Hope Gap then back along the Cliff edge! The sheep field behind the Barn held approximately 18 Wheatears, which is a good count in Spring, most of them in the Southwest Corner by the Golf Course!

This bird was on the Old Hotel, was a silhouette at the time only there for about 10 seconds, thought it could have been a Black Redstart at the time, but pretty sure it was Wheatear looking at the pic!

Loved up Kittiwakes, were good numbers on the cliffs

Kittiwake

Herring Gull

Do enjoy a seabird colony!! I staggered on up the head! At one of my stops to gasp for breath a Stonechat appeared!

Stonechat

Wheatear

Three Wheatears

Meadow Pipit

Wheatear showing a bit better!

Skylark

Female Blackcap several males singing down Hope Gap

Peregrine

Fulmar

Rock Pipit

Wheatear

Skylark

Raven

Couldn't resist another crack at the Kittiwakes! Sorry!

A final Rock Pipit

A very  nice walk, pleased to see the Peregrine, not seen it on the last couple of visits was wondering if it had deserted the area! Nice to connect with a few Wheatears always a favourite!