short seawatch this morning before the rain, spent more time walking to and from cow gap than i did looking at the sea, but 7 balearic west. another watch after the rain produced 1 sooty, 1 manx and 5 balearic but was so boring I had to go, oddly very few gannets and no variety. checked west rise for black tern and found a juv - my first species of tern here and really close views. never seen the place so flooded hard to believe it's August

on 10th a ruff and lrp at west rise. next day a green sand and 2 shoveler

on 17th year ticked pied and spotted flycatchers and grasshopper warbler at beachy

Short-eared owl at cuckmere haven which landed on the shingle ridge. my earliest by a month. decent fall of willow warblers in the area but no variety, only 4 sp of warbler best being 5 garden in hope gap. took the rod too...

a short seawatch at beachy produced 8 manx and an arctic skua and several porpoises

today at west rise 1 green sand and 1 blackwit. yesterday 1 common sand, 3 blackwits and a juv ylg.

this one photo'd at princes park. wasn't interested in bread and soon flew off