The highlight again came late in the day when four Glossy Ibis flew over The Bight and down the spit, landing briefly in the saltmarsh before heading SW, the seventh site record.
Also in the estuary single juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint amongst at least 165 Dunlin, 367 Redshank, a flock of 12 Ruff including a moulting white-ruffed male, 11 Greenshank, five Bar-tailed Godwit, three Sanderling, two Knot and two Common Sandpiper.
The Sabine's Gull was reported off Warren Point mid afternoon before heading offshore, A search later on revealed no sign amongst the feeding flocks which included at least 210 Common, 39 Sandwich and a Black Tern, 10 Balearic Shearwater, and single Arctic Skua, Great Northern Diver and 1cy Yellow-legged Gull. Small numbers of 'Commic' Tern were heading across the bay at distance and at least 90 mixed Dunlin and Ringed Plover flew out of the estuary and continued strongly south.
Elsewhere an immature Peregrine was attacking terns in estuary, a Coal Tit was on site and offsite an Osprey was seen carrying a fish across the estuary.
Other Wildlife: Migrant moths included two Latticed Heath and a Vestal were amongst the dozens of Rush Veneer in the grasslands. This only the second site record of Latticed Heath following one in August last year and just the 12th Devon record since 2000, three trapped overnight in Dawlish being the 11th.
Latticed Heath - Kevin Rylands
Elsewhere two Water Vole were at the Main Pond and a Grey Seal was in the estuary.
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