A juvenile Sabine's Gull, the first since October 2020, was a clear highlight. Found late morning it remained until dusk feeding off Warren Point with up to 800 Black-headed and 12 Mediterranean Gull. Also offshore single Arctic and Great Skua, a 1cy Yellow-legged Gull and three Balearic Shearwater.
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| Sabine's Gull - Luke Harman |
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| Sabine's Gull - Dave Jewell |
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| Sabine's Gull - Jim Summers |
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| Sabine's Gull - Luke Harman |
Attracted to the same feeding conditions were 500+ Common Tern, with two Black and an Arctic Tern and a juvenile Little Gull amongst the flocks in the estuary.
A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was in The Bight on the low late afternoon tide with 286 Dunlin, 169 Curlew, 114 Ringed Plover, 11 Bar-tailed Godwit, nine Greenshank and two Whimbrel.
Year list addition:
165. Sabine's Gull
Other Wildlife: A male Common Blue Damselfly on the Golf Course was a surprise, the first site record since 2010. Also on the wing a second Wall Brown of the week was on the Dune Ridge.
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| Common Blue Damselfly - Kevin Rylands |
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| Wall Brown - Luke Harman |
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