A small arrival of migrants following the overnight rain, seven Wheatear and a Whitethroat were new in with 12 Chiffchaff and four Blackcap also on site.
Clear skies limited the numbers detected overhead but the occasional Meadow Pipit and Siskin were mostly heard, with 45 Swallow and single Grey Wagtail, Snipe and Sparrowhawk moving through.
New birds were also in the estuary with a large increase to 640 Wigeon, with other counts including 374 Redshank, 42 Ringed Plover, 26 Dunlin, 16 Greenshank, 12 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 11 Bar-tailed Godwit, five Mediterranean Gull, five Sanderling, four Sandwich and a Common Tern, two Whimbrel and single Common Scoter, Knot and Turnstone.
Elsewhere an Osprey flew in off north up the estuary, the moulting drake Eider was offshore and at least 13 Cirl Bunting were on site.
Other Wildlife: The sunny conditions saw plenty of insect activity, especially in areas sheltered from the cooling breeze, where Migrant Hawker were particularly prominent. Flowering Ivy was otherwise the main focus with a couple of Hornet amongst dozens of Ivy Bee.
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| Ivy Bee - Kevin Rylands |
Butterflies included at least six Red Admiral and a Painted Lady, with the same hoverfly species as yesterday recorded plus several Tiger Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus and a Pied Plumehorn Volucella pellescens.
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| Pied Plumehorn Volucella pellescens - Kevin Rylands |
Elsewhere a Grey Seal was in the estuary and newly emerged fungi included Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus and Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa.
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| Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa - Kevin Rylands |
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| Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus - Kevin Rylands |
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