Fewer birds around the reserve with five Goldcrest and four Chiffchaff with just 11 Long-tailed Tit. The others no doubt back on the mainland, taking the Firecrests and perhaps the Pallas's with them. A Mistle Thrush briefly along the Back Path, at least five Water Rail on site and five Shoveler, two pairs & an imm ♂, on Main Pond hinted at some winter movement.
Estuary counts from high tide included c1735 Dunlin, c930 Wigeon, 412 Teal, 294 Redshank, 209 Dark and 22 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 126 Grey and 11 Ringed Plover, 120 Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, 81 Knot, four Sanderling and two Greenshank.
Elsewhere three Red-throated and two Great Northern Diver were offshore with three Common Scoter and a Mediterranean Gull.
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