Thursday, 14 August 2025

Thursday 14th August

The second Green Sandpiper of the year flew over The Bight calling early morning, with the Spoonbill again making an appearance in the estuary before heading to Bowling Green Marsh to roost over high tide. 

Species staying at the Warren for high tide included 150+ Ringed Plover119 Sandwich Tern including 30 juveniles, 52 Dunlin17 Sanderling, six Common Tern, two Turnstone and single Grey and a juvenile Little Ringed Plover.

Bar-tailed Godwit - Dave Jewell

Little Ringed Plover - Dave Jewell

Elsewhere a Garden Warbler was near the Entrance Bushes and a Kingfisher was at the Main Pond.

Long-tailed Tit - Jim Summers

Garden Warbler - Jim Summers

Ringing News: Eight colour-ringed birds were noted amongst the Sandwich Tern flocks, six from Holland and singles from Ireland and Scotland. 

Other Wildlife: Several Common Dolphin were offshore early morning with the year's first Southern Hawker around Greenland Lake the pick of many active insects.

Small Copper - Jim Summers

Emperor Dragonfly - Lee Collins

Wasp Plumehorn Volucella inanis - Jim Summers

Southern Hawker - Dave Jewell

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