Counts from the morning tide included 214 Dunlin, 179 Curlew, 161 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 51 Cormorant, a good count and including at least two sinensis, 33 Bar-tailed Godwit, 24 Teal, 21 Sanderling, 20 Grey and four Ringed Plover, five Greenshank, three Knot, two Red-breasted Merganser and a Great Northern Diver that flew high south out of the estuary.
Elsewhere 12 Common Scoter and five Eider were offshore and at least eight Chiffchaff and a Firecrest were on site.
Offsite an immature White-tailed Eagle (from the Isle of Wight reintroduction project) was watched heading high SW over Powderham, dwarfing the three Buzzard mobbing it before disappearing into the cloud base.
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