Counts from the evening tide included c350 Oystercatcher, 160 Curlew, c120 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, c115 Dunlin, 76 Turnstone, 48 Redshank, 45 Teal, six Greenshank and a Grey Plover. A male Peregrine took one of the Dunlin and the large resident female Sparrowhawk also spooked the waders.
Elsewhere 18 Great Crested Grebe,15 Common Scoter, 14 Great Northern and four Red-throated Diver and the four Eider were offshore.
Ringing News: Eleven Warren ringed Oystercatcher were still present, all adults they should be on the move soon with the vast majority already departed.
Recent reports include a metal ringed bird recaptured on the Gower, south Wales on 1 Feb, KM below Clifton suspension bridge, Bristol on 20 Feb, M8 back in Bedfordshire on 23 Feb, 2C back on Tiree off west Scotland on 25 Feb, 6N in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands on 28 Feb and 1M back in Grantown-on-Spey, Highland on 3 Mar.
These are most probably on or near breeding territories although a couple may have still been on migration.
Other Wildlife: A male Dotted Border roosting beneath a security light was the first site record for 43 years (1982!).
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| Dotted Border - Kevin Rylands |
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