Any hopes of vismig were largely dashed by the wind, but the easterlies had brought in new arrivals, including a juvenile Little Gull briefly in the Bight before heading out to sea, a Golden Plover on the Golf Course, five Lapwing in The Bight, an overnight doubling to c500 Dunlin and the first juvenile Dark-bellied Brent Goose, the only one amongst 423 birds.
Less bothered by the wind, a juvenile Marsh Harrier flew over just after 8am with the year's first Short-eared Owl doing the same two hours later.
Other counts from the estuary included 1172 Wigeon, 1016 Oystercatcher, 371 Teal, 311 Curlew, 62 Great Black-backed and a Mediterranean Gull, 46 Turnstone, 34 Bar and two Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Sanderling, 10 Greenshank, eight Knot, eight Cattle Egret, two Shoveler, a Whimbrel and a Pale-bellied Brent Goose.
Elsewhere the summer plumaged Great Northern Diver, 19 Common Scoter and five Eider were offshore, a Cetti's Warbler was on the Golf Course and nine Chiffchaff, five Goldcrest and a Coal Tit were on site.
Year list addition:
181. Short-eared Owl
Ringing News: Unfortunately the cannon was not fired so there are no additional DCWRG birds to look out for on the Exe.
Over 40 previously ringed Oystercatcher were recorded though including E1, rung here in Feb 2018 but since only ever seen in late winter.
Other recoveries included a 1cy Great Black-backed Gull from Looe, Cornwall and a fourth returning DCWRG Dunlin.
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