After overnight rain a reeling Grasshopper Warbler near the Visitor Centre early morning was a good start but other new migrants were limited to two Wheatear and a Swallow with two Reed Warbler and Whitethroat holding territory.
Further arrivals in the estuary included the first two Arctic Tern of the year, a flock of 21 Pale-bellied Brent Geese that flew north mid-morning were off Exmouth on Cockle Sands in the evening and a flock of 11 Dark-bellied Brent Geese included a family party of five, something not seen on the Exe this winter.
Other counts from the estuary included 30 Bar and a migrant flock of 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Ringed and six Grey Plover, 16 Dunlin, 16 Whimbrel, four Sanderling and a Greenshank.
Offshore 17 Sandwich Tern, three Eider, two Manx Shearwater and a Great Northern Diver.
Year list additions:
128. Arctic Tern
127. Grasshopper Warbler
Other Wildlife: The Grey Squirrel was by the First Pond. Late news of the ground beetle Pteriostichus anthracinus found in the Entrance Bushes on 29th March. A first for the Recording Area and the first Devon record since 2004 for this nationally scarce species.
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| Pterostichus anthracinus - Alan Keatley |
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| Pterostichus anthracinus - Alan Keatley |
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