Wednesday 26th August

A look off Cockwood Steps in the evening revealed large numbers of terns heading into the estuary to roost with 800+ Common Tern eventually settling on sandbars off Mudbank Lane, Exmouth. With them were 80+ Sandwich and at least two Black Tern. Also in the estuary 157+ Great Black-backed Gull, five Common Sandpiper and four adult Mediterranean Gull, with two Swift overhead.