Sunday, 30 August 2026

Sunday 30th August

Following yesterday's record numbers a clear out of terns from the estuary with just 30 Sandwich and five Common Tern present in the estuary over hight tide. Wader counts included 260 Dunlin170 Ringed Plover37 Sanderling31 Knot16 Greenshank14 Whimbrel11 Black and three Bar-tailed Godwit and three Grey Plover, with nine Mediterranean Gull, eight Shelduck and two Great Crested Grebe also present.

Black-tailed Godwit - Dean Hall

Elsewhere 50 Balearic Shearwater and two Arctic Skua offshore, with five Wheatear and at least four Willow Warbler on site.

Wheatear - Dean Hall

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