Disappointingly quiet

8th August 2009 - sunny spells SW1/2
Offshore
Early morning (0715-0815) produced just 33 Common Scoter, 9 Sandwich Tern, 5 Gannet, 3 Manx Shearwater and a Great Crested Grebe.
Grounded Migrants
Scant fare with just 3 Whitethroat and 2 Willow Warbler logged.
Diurnal Migration
Again slim pickings with just 3 Swift and 2 Sand Martin.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 180 Sanderling, 100 Turnstone, 80 Ringed Plover, 60 Dunlin, 10 Whimbrel and 2 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
A single Little Egret is now in residence.