Friday 11 October 2024

Friday 11th October

The second Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn, an elusive and largely silent bird, was mobile around Dead Dolphin Wood, with a late Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, four Blackcap and a Coal Tit also in the bushes.

Yellow-browed Warbler - Kim Summers

Blackcap - Jim Summers

The Long-billed Dowitcher remains in an area with no general access with counts from the estuary including 260 Teal151 Redshank80 Dark and three Pale-bellied Brent Geese77 Dunlin29 Turnstone28 Ringed Plover, eight Sandwich Tern and single Black-tailed GodwitPintail and an immature Spoonbill.  

Elsewhere a Great Northern Diver and seven Eider were offshore and overhead an early pulse of 3570 Woodpigeon headed high SW, along with 12 Skylark, two Stock Dove and a Rook

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