Counts from the estuary included 112 Dark and two Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 106 Oystercatcher, 34 Turnstone, 26 Redshank, 23 Sanderling, 17 Teal, 14 Shelduck, 11 Dunlin, eight Curlew, six Red-breasted Merganser, five Greenshank, two Grey Plover and a Jack Snipe.
Elsewhere the first Sandwich Tern of the year was offshore with 90 Kittiwake, three Common Scoter, three Great Crested Grebe, a Great Northern and a Red-throated Diver, a flock of 60 Linnet were in Greenland Lake and a roost of 34 Magpie were in the Entrance Bushes.
Year List addition:
113. Sandwich Tern
Other Wildlife: Sand Crocus flowers to continue to emerge although the lack of sunshine meant few were open.
 |
| Sand Crocus - Kevin Rylands |
No comments:
Post a Comment