Friday 29th April

The first two Roseate Tern of the year were offshore early morning with 15 Little Tern, the largest count since 1998, later on along with 49+ Sandwich and two Common Tern. In the estuary wader numbers increased with 107 Dunlin, 59 Ringed Plover, 28+ Whimbrel, 23 Sanderling, 15 Turnstone and two Bar-tailed Godwit over the high tide. Elsewhere the first Sedge Warbler of the year was singing in the Dune Pond, three Wheatear and a Willow Warbler were on site and a single Swift was overhead.