Wednesday 2nd October

The Warren's fourth Semipalmated Sandpiper, the first October record and the second this year, was found in The Bight on the dropping morning tide, reappearing on the evening for 15 minutes before presumably roosting unseen on Warren Point. 

Semipalmated Sandpiper - Lee Collins

Semipalmated Sandpiper - Dean Hall

Another transatlantic vagrant, the long-staying Long-billed Dowitcher was again present with Redshank on both tides, dropping on to Finger Point in the evening.

Long-billed Dowitcher - Dean Hall

Other records from the estuary included two immature Spoonbill with counts including 370 Wigeon, 294 Teal, 79 Dark and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 73 Ringed Plover, 64 Dunlin, 38 Shelduck, 21 Bar and two Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Greenshank, seven Knot, six adult Mediterranean Gull, five Eider, four Turnstone and a Whimbrel 

Elsewhere a Great Northern Diver, five Sandwich and a Common Tern were offshore, four Sanderling and a Grey Plover were on the beach, a Kingfisher was on the Main Pond, six Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest and a Wheatear were on site with 35 House Martin, 19 Swallow, 10 Meadow Pipit, three Chaffinch, two Jackdaw and a Rook were overhead.