Four Velvet Scoter east offshore were the first since April last year with 16 Great Crested Grebe, seven Common Scoter, six Red-throated and a Great Northern Diver, the four Eider and the first Manx Shearwater of the year.
Counts from the evening tide included c400 Dunlin, 146 Curlew, 141 Oystercatcher, 134 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 53 Turnstone, 28 Redshank, 28 Teal, 22 Sanderling, 12 Grey and 10 Ringed Plover, six Greenshank, six Red-breasted Merganser, four Knot and a Great Northern Diver.
Other records included four Chiffchaff on site, two Siskin overhead and a joint site record 290 Lesser Black-backed Gull that flew N during the morning, equalling the tally heading south on 4th November 2007, although two on Bull Hill late afternoon may have been additional...
Year list addition:
109. Manx Shearwater
110. Velvet Scoter
Other Wildlife: The cooling easterlies kept numbers of flying insects down but a Peacock was basking out of the wind and Buff-tailed Bumblebee were active with several heading east down the spit.
Turning over dead wood proved fruitful with single Common Lizard and Palmate Newt amongst the invertebrates, turning over a lost bobble hat however produced a new spider for the Warren, Black Lace-weaver Amaurobius ferox.
Palmate Newt - Kevin Rylands
Elsewhere a Harbour Porpoise was close inshore.
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