A notable movement of auks offshore early morning with 150 Razorbill eastward in various size flocks up to 40, in the first 45 minutes, with five Guillemot picked out, also offshore 47 roosting Great Crested Grebe, 12 Gannet, three Eider, three Great Northern and two Red-throated Diver and a Fulmar.
In the estuary the low hightide meant wader numbers were reduced with no Bar-tailed Godwit or Sanderling. A Golden Plover was in The Bight with counts of 58 Shelduck, 42 Turnstone, 38 Ringed and four Grey Plover, 14 Wigeon, three Greenshank, a Knot and a Guillemot.
Elsewhere a large flock of 170 Siskin were a pleasant surprise in Dead Dolphin Wood dispersing and feeding amongst the site Alders. This is a winter record count for the Warren, after 124 in Feb last year and 100 in Jan 1994.
Ringing News: A total of 45 Exe ringed Dunlin were noted.
Other Wildlife: The male Grey Seal was off Langstone Rock. Still little invertebrate activity with Bark Sac Spider Clubiona corticalis, Leopard Slug Limax maximus and Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum in the Entrance Bushes, where a couple of Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha coccinea were fruiting on moss covered twigs.
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| Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha coccinea - Alan Keatley |
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