The Long-billed Dowitcher and a Spotted Redshank were in the saltmarsh corner (no access) with Redshank, with 110 Ringed Plover, 59 Dunlin, 23 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, a Sanderling and a Common Sandpiper also in the estuary.
An early morning seawatch in calm conditions saw a surprising 155 Balearic Shearwater head west in just 50 minutes along with two Pomarine Skua, three Sandwich and a Common Tern, with three Great Northern Diver on the sea.
Ringing News: The influx of Ringed Plover included a colour-ringed immature from Norway.
Other Wildlife: An expected reduction in insect numbers as autumn progresses. However, a Red-banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa was still active with a Pied Plumehorn Volucella pellucens amongst the small numbers of hoverflies. Day flying moths were represented by a migrant Diamond-back and a Yellow Shell.
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| Red-banded Sand Wasp Ammophila sabulosa - Alan Keatley |
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| Pied Plumehorn Volucella pellucens - Alan Keatley |
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| Diamond-back Moth - Alan Keatley |
A new fly for the Recording Area was discovered, the widespread muscid Helina impuncta, with two other additions to the annual audit, the ground beetle Pterostichus niger, typically found under a rotting log and on foliage the barkfly - Ectopsocus petersi.
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| Helina impuncta - Alan Keatley |
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| Ectopsocus petersi - Alan Keatley |
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