Friday, 16 January 2026

Friday 16th January

Counts from the estuary at dusk included 325 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 124 Shelduck, 80+ Snipe, 45 Common Gull, 31 Wigeon, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, three Avocet, a pair of Red-breasted Merganser and a Jack Snipe

Elsewhere seven Great Crested Grebe, four Common Scoter and three Great Northern Diver were offshore and the Dartford Warbler was calling on the Golf Course.

Year List addition:
93. Jack Snipe

Other Wildlife: Eight Harbour Porpoise were off the seawall early morning before heading towards Dawlish. Late afternoon a male Grey Seal was offshore with a female in the estuary.

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