Counts from the estuary included 56 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 11 Redshank, eight Knot, seven Grey and six Ringed Plover, five Whimbrel, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and a Greenshank.
Elsewhere seven Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver were offshore with 11 Sandwich Tern, the pair of Eider and a Common Scoter, 12 Swallow and a House Martin were overhead with other migrants limited to single Whitethroat and Willow Warbler.
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| Stonechat - Dean Hall |
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| Reed Bunting - Dean Hall |
Other Wildlife: The mix of sunshine, heavy showers and a stiff breeze limited insect activity but the first Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea and Empis tessellata dagger fly of the year were recorded with single Painted Lady and Small Copper on the wing.
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| Empis tessellata - Kevin Rylands |
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| Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea - Kevin Rylands |
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