The drake Green-winged Teal was again in the estuary with 376 Teal in an area with no general access, along with the first Water Pipit of the winter, three Pintail and two Avocet.
Other counts over the evening high tide included 290 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 99 Grey and 38 Ringed Plover, 90 Shelduck, 84 Knot, 71 Common Gull, 14 Sanderling, nine Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit.
Ringing News: Seven colour-ringed Dunlin were recorded with two new for the winter, including AE ringed here as a 1CY in Nov 2019 and back for the fifth successive winter; this season's tally is now up to 46 different individuals. Three Exe ringed Grey Plover were also present, including one new for the year, last seen in March 2023.
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