Saturday 24th December

Calm conditions offshore saw counts of 34 Great-crested Grebe, 11 Red-throated and a Great Northern Diver but seaduck numbers have dropped with just 32 Common Scoter present. Elsewhere five Chiffchaff and a Lesser Redpoll were on site and counts from the estuary included 140+ Wigeon, 86 Knot, 46 Turnstone, 42 Shelduck, 32 Sanderling, five Greenshank, five Lapwing and two Slavonian Grebe.