Wader counts from The Bight on evening high tide included 51 Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin, nine Bar-tailed Godwit, six Ringed Plover and a Sanderling, with c150 Black-headed and a Common Gull also in estuary.
Elsewhere a summer plumaged Great Northern Diver, eight Eider and eight Sandwich Tern were offshore with summer migrants limited to those already on territory.
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| Cirl Bunting (male) - Tim Dix |
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| Linnet - Dean Hall |
Other Wildlife: Variety continues to increase amongst invertebrates including a new muscid fly Grizzled Bristleshin Phaonia serva for the Recording Area, a widespread species favouring buttercups.
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| Grizzled Bristleshin Phaonia serva - Alan Keatley |
In Greenland Lake several Iris Flea Beetle Aphthona nonstriata were on emerging Yellow Iris leaves, along with the small cranefly Phylidorea ferruginea.
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| Phylidorea ferruginea - Alan Keatley |
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| Iris Flea Beetle Aphthona nonstriata - Alan Keatley |
Elsewhere the first nomad bee of the year, a Marsham's Nomada marshamella, was near Langstone Rock and two further Green-winged Orchid are now in flower, both on the Golf Course.
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| Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella - Alan Keatley |
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| Orange-tip - Alan Keatley |
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