Monday 3rd August

Seawatching early morning saw two Balearic Shearwater and a dark phase Arctic Skua fly south whilst many of the 180+ Sandwich and five Common Tern fed offshore. In the estuary wader counts included 161+ Redshank, 68 Ringed Plover, 36 Sanderling, c35 Dunlin, 41 Whimbrel, three Greenshank, two Bar-tailed Godwit and a Grey Plover. Also present at least 12 Mediterranean Gull and the Slavonian Grebe.

Mediterranean Gull (juv) & Sandwich Terns - Lee Collins