The wintering Whimbrel was again present over high tide, with counts from the estuary including 267 Dark and a Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 200 Common, eight Lesser Black-backed and two Mediterranean Gull, 88 Knot, 87 Bar and 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 86 Grey and 25 Ringed Plover, 32 Sanderling, five Greenshank, four Teal and a Great Northern Diver.
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| Whimbrel - Lee Collins |
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| Knot - Lee Collins |
Elsewhere a Chiffchaff was in song by the Main Pond with a presumed migrant on Warren Point, with at least two 2CY Little Gull offshore along with eight Common Scoter, five Great Northern and four Red-throated Diver.
Year List addition:
110. Pheasant
Ringing News: A recovery milestone today with 105 different colour-ringed birds recorded, albeit including 48 Oystercatcher from yesterday's catch.
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| Grey Plover - Lee Collins. Ringed at the Warren in October 2021. |
Wildlife News: A Peacock was on the wing in the afternoon sunshine and a bull Grey Seal was in the estuary.
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