Wader numbers over high tide were down with usual roosting areas covered at high tide, with the wind and choppy waters keeping waders on the move. However future roosting opportunities on fair weather high tides continue to be created with continuing extensive erosion on Warren Point, today's shoreline, over 75m further inland than that in 2017, before the Beach Management Scheme, since then over four acres of dune have been lost from Warren Point.
Amongst the remaining Dunlin the year's first Purple Sandpiper, presumably moved from an unknown local roost, with counts in The Bight on receding tide including 107 Grey and 37 Ringed Plover, 87 Knot and 74 Bar-tailed Godwit, with an adult Little Gull, 600 Black-tailed Godwit, a good count of 15 Avocet and three Red-breasted Merganser.
Elsewhere the Cetti's Warbler was again vocal on the Golf Course and two Common Scoter and a Fulmar on a brief seawatch soon curtailed by breaking waves.
Year List additions:
99. Purple Sandpiper
98. Fulmar
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