A Ruff was a new arrival in the estuary, with the Little Stint and Spotted Redshank still present. Counts included 420 Teal, 68 Ringed Plover, 57 Shelduck, 55 Dunlin, 34 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 34 Turnstone, 31 Grey Plover, 25 Bar and three Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Greenshank, 14 Sanderling, six Pintail, two Mediterranean Gull, two Whimbrel and a Kingfisher.
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| Pintail - Kevin Rylands |
Elsewhere a Wheatear and the Red-legged Partridge were on the Golf Course, just three Chiffchaff in the blown out bushes and a Great Northern Diver offshore.
Other Wildlife: Showery and breezy until mid-afternoon; the damp weather suited a Common Toad however, but not flying insects with just a few Speckled Wood and a couple of Common Darter on the wing.
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| Common Toad - Alan Keatley |
A bull Grey Seal was hunting the sheltered waters close off the beach late afternoon and a male Lesser Cockroach Capraiellus panzeri briefly ventured from cover, a national scarce species, but common within the Recording Area.
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| Lesser Cockroach - Alan Keatley |
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