Counts from the estuary included 1,300 Dunlin, 223 Common Gull, 126 Curlew, 92 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 83 Knot, 82 Grey and 20 Ringed Plover, 57 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Sanderling, seven Teal, five Shelduck, four Greenshank and two Red-breasted Merganser.
Bar-tailed Godwit & Grey Plover - Dave Jewell
Elsewhere 16 Great Crested Grebe, eight Great Northern Diver and seven Common Scoter were offshore, 34 Magpie left the roost and the Cetti's Warbler was still present.
Ringing News: A successful DCWRG cannon-netting saw 93 Oystercatcher and two Curlew released with new colour-rings. Away from the ringing a total of 53 previously ringed Dunlin were recorded along with the wintering Welsh ringed Knot and Hampshire Ringed Plover.
Other Wildlife: The first two Peacock butterfly of the year were on the wing along with a probable Painted Lady. Other species were also active in the warmer conditions with beetles prominent including 24-spot Ladybird and Pointed-keeled Rhyzobius R. litura, the rove beetles Cafius xantholoma and Xantholinus linearis and several Hypocaccus crassipes clown beetles.
Cafius xantholoma - Alan Keatley 
Xantholinus linearis - Alan Keatley
The first Turtle Shieldbug Podops inuncta and Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus were also enjoying the conditions with a female Grey Seal in the estuary.
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Turtle Shieldbug Podops inuncta - Alan Keatley 
Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus - Alan Keatley
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