Another wet and varied day, with the highlight the first Caspian Gull of the year and just the second September record, a 1cy offshore late morning before flying into estuary. Also offshore four Great Northern Diver, two Arctic Skua, 23 Common Scoter and a Great Crested Grebe.
High tide counts were hampered by the continuing presence of two Peregrine, one eventually taking one of 95 Linnet on Warren Point. An Osprey that flew down river and out to sea flushed the remaining birds, it or another doing the same in the estuary less than an hour later.
Waders present included 251 Redshank, 98 Dunlin, 48 Knot, 43 Ringed and two Grey Plover, 37 Sanderling, 17 Greenshank, 10 Whimbrel, five Bar-tailed Godwit, four Turnstone and a Spotted Redshank. Also in the estuary 38 Mallard, 37 Teal, 35 Sandwich and two Common Tern, 25 Wigeon, nine Mediterranean Gull, six Eider and the Spoonbill.
Bar-tailed Godwit - Lee Collins
Elsewhere the first Water Rail of the autumn and two Kingfisher were on the Main Pond; a late Swift was overhead along with four Grey and two Yellow Wagtail, three Meadow Pipit and a Snipe; with three Whitethroat, two Reed Warbler and a Wheatear on site.
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| Kingfisher - Lee Collins |
Year list addition:
169. Caspian Gull
Other Wildlife: Two Water Vole were seen at the Main Pond, a Grey Seal was off Langstone Rock and a second brood Portland Ribbon Wave was below some security lights.
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