Friday 31st July

Both high tides were covered and final max counts were the Slavonian Grebe, 10 Mute Swan, 26 Canada Goose, one fs Grey Plover, a Little Ringed Plover, 28 Ringed Plover, 41 Whimbrel, 117 Curlew, a Turnstone, two sp Knot, 49 Sanderling, 69 Dunlin, a Common Sandpiper, 119 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 3-figure count Sandwich Tern, 7 Common Tern, 335+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Gull.  A juv Kestrel and a Peregrine passed overhead in the evening. Nothing of note came from cursory looks at the bushes and dunes.