The first migrant Blackcap of the year was singing in the Entrance Bushes, with four Chiffchaff and the Cetti's Warbler also in good voice with several resident species nest building.
Counts from the estuary included 110 Curlew, 62 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 41 Bar-tailed Godwit, 38 Redshank, 25 Sanderling, 18 Grey and three Ringed Plover, 17 Knot, 13 Dunlin, 12 Teal, five Greenshank and five Red-breasted Merganser.
Elsewhere seven Great Crested Grebe and three Common Scoter were offshore and a flock of 12 summer plumaged adult Black-headed Gull in off late afternoon.
Other Wildlife: The first Brimstone of the year was around the Entrance Bushes to Main Pond area, one wanderer or possibly two, also on the wing at least five Peacock.The bright sunshine also brought out a minimum 30 Sand Crocus by midday.
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| Sand (Warren) Crocus - Alan Keatley |
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| Sand (Warren) Crocus - Dave Jewell |
Several beetles were found stranded on the beach, swept along by drifting sand, including a new ground beetle for the Recording Area, Bembidion biguttatum, a relatively common species.
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| Bembidion biguttatum - Alan Keatley |
Also, on the beach a Strawberry Root Weevil Otiorhychus ovatus, Marram Weevil Philopedon plagiatum, a water scavenger beetle Helophorus brevipalpis. a rove beetle Anotylus rugosus and a mud beetle Heterocerus fossor, a nationally scarce saltmarsh specialist.
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| Heterocerus fossor - Alan Keatley |
In Marram were the ground beetle Clivina fossor, a 16-spot Ladybird and the ground bugs Scolopostethus affinis and Trapezonotus arenarius.
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| Clivina fossor - Alan Keatley |
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| Scolopostethus affinis - Alan Keatley |
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