A low tide visit so little to report from the estuary and the bushes were similarly quiet. On the choppy sea the four Eider were near estuary mouth, and four Shoveler (three males), two Little Grebe and the lone Mute Swan were on the Main Pond. This is presumed to be the regular breeding female, the male, ringed DDN, has not been seen since late autumn.
Other Wildlife: Continuing invertebrate inactivity in the grey conditions, but a few species can always be found. On the beach were Dune Scarab Aegialia arenarius, Red Marsh Ladybird Cocciluda rufa and a Dune Jumper Marpissa nivoyi, with the spider Neriene montana and the bug Issus coleoptratus in the scrub.
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| Dune Scarab Aegialia arenarius - Alan Keatley |
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| Neriene montana - Alan Keatley |
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| Issus coleoptratus nymph - Alan Keatley |
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