An adult Little Gull was again offshore early morning with a steady passage of auks, Gannet and Kittiwake, also present 10 Common Scoter, a Fulmar and a Red-throated Diver.
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| Gannet - Jim Summers |
The Snow Bunting continued to show well on the beach between groynes 11 & 12 before the rain and despite the damp conditions the bushes were fairly busy including 20 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chiffchaff, six Goldcrest and a Firecrest with two Snipe and a Water Rail at the Main Pond.
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| Snow Bunting - Jim Summers |
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| Snow Bunting - Alan Keatley |
Visibility was often reduced by the rain over the evening high tide but records from the estuary included 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Great Black-backed Gull, 45 Turnstone, 28 Knot, 12 Greenshank, two Pale-bellied Brent Geese and a Spotted Redshank.
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| Kittiwake Hopefully not a victim of avian flu... - Jim Summers |
Other Wildlife: Aside from a few Common Wasp there were few insects on the wing, with the terrestrial flatworm Microplana terrestris the most notable log-turning discovery. A burst of fungal activity has seen numerous unidentified fungi appear alongside more recognisable species such as Blackening Waxcap in Greenland Lake and a Stinkhorn under bramble on the Dune Ridge.
Stinkhorn Phallus impudicus - Kevin Rylands
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