5 hours seawatching from the dunes by the observatory was surprisingly productive in the moderate westerly breeze, with 138 Manx Shearwaters (my best ever patch count), 4 Black Terns, a Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skuas, an Arctic Tern, 33 Fulmars, 150 Gannets and a Great-crested Grebe noted between 7:10 and 12:10hrs. Grounded migrants included a Tree Pipit in the Forestry, as well as 3 Wheatears and a Turtle Dove in the dunes and a selection of common warblers including 5+ Chiffchaffs and 2 Blackcaps. 6 Greenshanks and a Whimbrel were recorded during the day. On returning to Dersingham village a Grey Wagtail was a surprise as it flew west calling.
