Thursday, 15 January 2026

Thursday 15th January

The first Blackcap of the year, a male on the edge of the Buffer Zone, was a rare but increasing winter record, the bushes were however otherwise quiet with at least two Chiffchaff and Goldcrest and a Coal Tit.

Counts from the estuary included 126 Shelduck, 74 Bar-tailed Godwit, 55 Redshank, 37 Ringed Plover, 21 Sanderling, five Greenshank, two Red-breasted Merganser with three more N of Recording Area and a Kingfisher.

Offshore nine Red-throated and two Great Northern Diver, five Common Scoter and just four Great Crested Grebe.

Year List addition:
92. Blackcap

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