The Long-billed Dowitcher was seen briefly in an area with no general access, in flight with a small flock of Redshank on the dropping evening tide. Also in the saltmarsh, 348 Curlew, six Knot, four Lapwing and single Snipe, Whimbrel and Cattle Egret.
Also in the estuary, 22 Sandwich Tern were on Bull Hill and 80 Ringed Plover, 74 Dunlin, 49 Dark and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese were in The Bight.
Elsewhere five Eider, three males and two females, were off Warren Point, 15 Sanderling were along the beach, 460 Black-headed Gull were feeding offshore and 16 Chiffchaff, two Blackcap and a Wheatear were on site.
Other Wildlife: Good numbers of hoverflies with ten species recorded. Amongst the many Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax were several Batman Myathropa florea, Large Tiger Helophilus trivittatus and Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus.
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| Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea - Alan Keatley |
Other insects noted were a Red-legged Shieldbug, Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis, White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozomium and a Chalk Snailkiller Dichetophora obliterata.
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| Red-legged Shieldbug - Alan Keatley |
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| White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozomium - Alan Keatley |
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| Chalk Snailkiller Dichetophora obliterata - Alan Keatley |
Butterflies on the wing included good numbers of Speckled Wood, with several Red Admiral, Small and a few Large White on the move. Michaelmas Daisy attached Common Blue, Meadow Brown and Small Copper.
Basking in the autumn sunshine were a few Common Darter and Migrant Hawker with numerous Ivy Bee busy around flowering Ivy.
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| Common Darter - Kevin Rylands |
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| Dasineura trifolii a clover gall midge New for the Recording Area - Kevin Rylands |
A Grey Squirrel was in Dead Dolphin Wood.
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