Counts from the high tide included 265 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 152 Curlew, 144 Grey Plover, 101 Knot, 62 Redshank, 34 Ringed Plover and seven Greenshank.
Grey Plover - Lee Collins
Elsewhere six Great Northern Diver, 36 Great Crested Grebe, four Eider and two Common Scoter were offshore, seven Rook were overhead and three Chiffchaff were on site.
Ringing News: A total of 48 Dunlin reads over high tide included two new birds from the January catch, 87 of the 99 birds rung have already been resighted. Other recoveries today included the regular Swedish ringed Turnstone and Welsh ringed Knot and four Exe ringed Grey Plover.
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| Dunlin - Lee Collins |
One of today's Dunlin, YA, was recorded for the 10th time since ringing on 4th January. This is also the only bird so far recorded away from the Exe, interestingly it has also visited the Otter Estuary. Would be great to know if this was a regular feeding movement.
Other Wildlife: A Common Seal was on Bull Hill, with two Grey Seal hauled out on a pontoon further up river outside the Recording Area.
Common Seal - Kevin Rylands
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