Counts from the estuary included 419 Oystercatcher, with ringed birds returning to winter on most days, 289 Curlew, 107 Sandwich Tern including 44 juveniles, 93 Redshank, 46 Whimbrel, 21 Dunlin, 11 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Greenshank, the six Eider, five Common Sandpiper, three Ringed Plover, two Common Tern and a Bar-tailed Godwit.
Elsewhere 34+ Common Scoter and two Great Northern Diver were offshore and on site c95 Starling, c70 Linnet and single Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Other Wildlife: A Golden-ringed Dragonfly on Warren Point was one of six Odonata species recorded today along with nine species of butterfly, including single Painted Lady and Small Tortoiseshell. Day-flying moths included Six-spot Burnet, Yellow Shell and a couple of Silver Y.
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| Poplar Hawkmoth - Kevin Rylands |
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| Dasineura rosae gall - Kevin Rylands |
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