Flat cal conditions offshore revealed at least 14 Great Northern Diver, including a distant raft of six birds on the sea with 100+ Manx Shearwater east, 26 Sandwich Tern, six Black-headed and a Common Gull, five Common Scoter, the female Eider and a lone Canada Goose sat over a mile out to sea.
In the estuary counts over the evening high tide included 56 Whimbrel, 39 Bar-tailed Godwit, 19 Dunlin, 11 Ringed and seven Grey Plover and two Greenshank. Elsewhere 15 Sanderling were on the beach, a Yellow Wagtail was overhead, a new Reed Warbler was holding territory and the Lesser Whitethroat was still present.
Other Wildlife: Two Red Admiral and a Painted Lady were on the wing late afternoon.
Lupin Aphid Macrosiphum albifrons - Kevin Rylands This American species was reportedly introduced to help control the invasive Tree Lupin
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