Another 1cy Caspian Gull was on Finger Point over the morning tide, the sixth record this month. Also in the estuary 51 Sandwich Tern, nine Bar and four Black-tailed Godwit, eight Greenshank, the Spotted Redshank, a Shoveler and a Whimbrel.
Small wader numbers were much reduced perhaps due the presence of a Peregrine and Sparrowhawk over the morning tide and an Osprey early evening.
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| Sparrowhawk - Dave Jewell |
A Great Northern Diver and a juvenile Little Gull were offshore with the first Water Rail of the autumn and a Grey Wagtail at the Main Pond. At least 22 Chiffchaff the most obvious grounded migrants, with two Blackcap, a Coal Tit and a Wheatear also on site.
A couple of Siskin and a few Meadow Pipit were overhead with a slow easterly movement of Swallow through the day, until early evening when 220+ passed in 40 minutes on a broad front along with 10 House and a Sand Martin. Later 140+ Swallow gathered over the Golf Course preroost.
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