Coverage of both high tides saw significant differences but in weather, a fog bound morning and a bright sunny evening, rather than numbers. Counts included 54 Whimbrel, 16 Dunlin, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, five Sanderling, five Turnstone, three Ringed and two Grey Plover, two Curlew and a Greenshank.
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| A fogbow which occurred just as the sun started to come through and it started to lift over The Bight - David Flack |
With counts from the estuary similar to those on yesterday's evening tide it was not surprising there were no obvious new migrants on site and just four Swallow, a Grey Heron and a House Martin flew through. It was also quiet offshore with just three Sandwich Tern present.
Other Wildlife: The highlight was the first Streamer for 24 years found roosting near security lights.
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| Streamer - Kevin Rylands |
Once the fog cleared, insects were active in the sunny conditions, with the second site record of Buff-tailed Bearfly Croirhina floccosa the pick of the hoverflies. Others included the first Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum of the year, Spring Epistrophe E. eligans and Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea.
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| Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum - Kevin Rylands |
The sawfly Aglaostigma aucupariae, Dark-edged Beefly Bombylius major and Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa were noted amongst a wide range of species.
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| Aglaostigma aucupariae - Kevin Rylands |
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| Celery Fly Euleia heraclei - Kevin Rylands |
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