Sunday, 6 October 2024

Sunday 6th October

The Long-Billed Dowitcher was in the estuary with on the dropping tide, with 236 Dark and two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 83 Dunlin, 66 Ringed Plover63 Shelduck and 11 Sandwich Tern. With no reports in recent days the five Eider may have relocated to Poole Harbour. 

Elsewhere a Common Sandpiper was on the beach around groyne 15, an Arctic Skua flew low over the car park pursued by a Carrion Crow, eight Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest were on site and offshore just 35 Gannet in 1 hr 45 minutes in poor visibility early morning with even fewer during the afternoon's weather.

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