The high tide left space at a premium around The Bight with roosting waders including 1,460 Dunlin, 135 Grey, 20 Ringed and a Golden Plover, 119 Knot, 93 Bar-tailed Godwit, 35 Turnstone and 22 Sanderling. Also in the estuary, 232 Dark and two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 36 Teal, seven Wigeon and three Red-breasted Merganser.
The four Eider remain off the estuary mouth with six Common Scoter, five Red-throated and a Great Northern Diver also offshore.
Elsewhere a male Goshawk flew towards the Entrance Bushes just before 8am, and then seen later over the Crocus Compound, the Cetti's Warbler and two Shoveler were at the Main Pond, the bushes held four Bullfinch and twos of Chiffchaff, Firecrest and Goldcrest.
105. Goshawk
Ringing News: At total of 42 ringed Dunlin were recorded including another new bird from the January catch, the 90th of 99 now resighted. Sample counts suggested a ringed bird is present amongst every 20-25 individuals.
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