Counts from the estuary over the high tide included 78 Redshank, 71 Sandwich and six Common Tern, 24 Whimbrel, 20 Shelduck, 13 Dunlin, seven Ringed, a juvenile Little Ringed and a Grey Plover, five Greenshank, four Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, a Sanderling and the first juvenile Yellow-legged Gull of the year.
Mediterranean Gull were a continuous feature with a peak of 75 on the dropping tide, with at least 50 offshore late evening, although many more no doubt moved through.
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| Mediterranean Gull (juvenile) & Bar-tailed Godwit - Dave Jewell |
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| Mediterranean Gull (adult) - Dave Jewell |
Also feeding offshore 1800 Herring, 21 Lesser Black-backed and three Common Gull, with five Manx Shearwater, four Great Northern Diver and a Great Crested Grebe.
Elsewhere eight Swift were overhead and the first autumn Sedge Warbler was on the Golf Course.
Ringing News: An arrival of at least 20 juvenile Black-headed Gull included a bird colour-ringed in the nest nr Lymington
Other Wildlife: At least five Bottle-nosed Dolphin and an Atlantic Bluefin Tuna were offshore.
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