In like a Lion....

 Slavonian and Great-crested Grebe were both off Whitburn Obs this morning, both Obs year ticks and both scarce. I was on my own this morning cold and wet from the easterly, Magic Mark was AWOL, Saint Mark was somewhere between Copenhagen, Birmingham airport and Nottingham. Stoney was not in the house.
Who would have thought on a miserable wet and windy morning i would get three Obs year ticks. My first bird of the day was a tick,Woodcock coming in /off, Next i picked up on a Great-crested Grebe on the sea amidst the Little Gull feeding area. I never saw it again but did find a Slav Grebe bobbing about on the rough sea, this was soon lost as well drifting south. No Ducks was a bit of a shock and the Shag fest was nice
It was good to get a few new birds following on from yesterdays Little Gull after a very poor February. The list in on track with 98 so far, it would be nice if @SteelySeabirder could send south one of his Tystie's.
This is what i saw in order of appearance

Sunday 4th March 06.40-10.15 ESE3-4 8/8 rain/sleet/snow

Woodcock 1 in off
Common Gull 8n 39s
Fulmar 21n 25s
Guillemot 22n 51s
Kittiwake 5n 56s
Shag 2n 34s (we had 34 sth yesterday as well)
Black h Gull 10n 1s
Little Gull 2n 13s (3 juvs)
Great-crested Grebe 1 on the sea drifted south i think
Golden Plover 3s
Gannet 4n 13s
Slav Grebe 1 on sea drifted sth
Red th Diver 2s
Razorbill 2s
Black th Diver 1n

The Little Gulls were difficult to video in dark conditions

Not todays bird.......