Monday 3rd June

On the evening tide within the estuary and along the beach, selected counts were 138 Oystercatcher, 67 Sanderling, 44 Dunlin, 18 Ringed Plover, nine Great Black-backed Gull, nine Canada Goose including a pair with their remaining four goslings; six Sandwich Tern, five Mute Swan, four Little Egret and three Curlew.  

The first-summer Bonaparte's Gull found early morning off Shelly Beach, Exmouth was seen distantly from Dawlish Warren, but outside the recording area.

Wildlife News: Both male and female Ornate Brigadier Odontomyia ornata were on Hemlock Water Dropwort around the Entrance Bushes. These plants are key to the survival of this nationally scarce species.

 Ornate Brigadier (male) - Steve Fuller

 

Ornate Brigadier (female) - Steve Fuller