Numbers on the rising evening tide where largely reduced as the light fell before the estuary was flooded although 135 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, including five juveniles were feeding on the mudflats, two Sandwich Tern were fishing in the channels and a 1cy Yellow-legged Gull was on Bull Hill.
Waders included 48 Dunlin, 41 Knot, 24 Turnstone, 24 Ringed and two Grey Plover, 19 Greenshank, 12 Bar and a Black-tailed Godwit, five Sanderling and a Whimbrel.
Elsewhere 35 Common Scoter and a Great Northern Diver were offshore, six Chiffchaff were in the bushes, two Buzzard were over the Entrance Bushes and an immature Mute Swan was on the Main Pond.
Other Wildlife: A few hoverflies were on the wing in the warm sunshine; Lunuled Broadtail Eupeodes luniger, Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax, Many-tufted Boxer Platycheirus scutatus and a Pale-knobbed Lucent Didea fasciata. Amongst the many Common Wasp on Ivy were a good number of Ivy Bee and a Hornet.
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| Lunuled Broadtail Eupeodes luniger - Alan Keatley |
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| Black Slip Wasp Pimpla rufipes - Alan Keatley |
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