Thursday 5th September

A rather damp visit over the evening tide saw the Spoonbill feeding in Shutterton Creek, with counts of waders around The Bight including 261 Redshank, 40+ Ringed Plover, 34 Turnstone, 32+ Dunlin, 31 Knot, eight Greenshank, three Whimbrel, two Black and a Bar-tailed Godwit and a summer plumaged Grey Plover.

Also in the estuary 117 Teal, 54 Wigeon, 15+ Common, five Sandwich and a Little Tern, the six Eider and an adult Mediterranean Gull. Elsewhere a 1cy Marsh Harrier was overhead around 11am.