A single Little Tern was offshore early morning along with 15 Manx Shearwater, nine Great Northern Diver, two Common Scoter, two Wigeon in off and single Mediterranean Gull, Red-breasted Merganser and Sandwich Tern.
Other arrivals included the year's first Hobby overhead, along with four House Martin, two Swift and a Red Kite. The latter flew low west early morning with three others offsite N along Eastdon Ridge.
Counts from The Bight at high tide included 48 Whimbrel, 17 Dunlin, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, nine Sanderling and seven Ringed Plover.
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| Sparrowhawk - Lee Collins |
Year list addition:
143. Hobby
Other Wildlife: The first Hairy Dragonfly of the year were on the wing with singles at the Dune and Main Pond, with the first Blue-tailed Damselfly also at the Dune Pond.
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly - Lee Collins |
Elsewhere a Sand Lizard was along the Dune Ridge and butterflies included the first Wall Brown of the year, two Large White and two Red Admiral.
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| Sand Lizard - Lee Collins |
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| Orange-tip - Kevin Rylands |
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| (soon to be) Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea - Kevin Rylands |
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