Offshore there were at least 20 Sandwich Tern with 12 Red-throated and two Great Northern Diver, 11 Manx Shearwater, a Fulmar and a Little Egret south early morning in the brisk southwesterly.
In the estuary two Dark and a Pale-bellied Brent Geese, with the continued lull in wader numbers between departing wintering birds and start of the spring passage in a few weeks' time saw counts of 204 Oystercatcher, 82 Curlew, 25 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Turnstone, 17 Sanderling, 10 Grey and a Ringed Plover, six Knot and single Dunlin, Redshank and Whimbrel.
Elsewhere the first two Sand Martin of the year arrived in off the sea mid-afternoon with two Swallow through during the day and a single Willow Warbler in Dead Dolphin Wood. A Corn Bunting was reported being chased by Skylark on Warren Point, but was suppressed from others on site.
Year List addition:
122. Sand Martin
Other Wildlife: Too overcast and breezy for flying insects, however there were several bugs and beetles in the dune areas. These include the ground bugs Peritrechus nubilus, new for the Recording Area, and Scolopostethus decoratus and the small slender rove beetle Drusilla canaliculata.
Peritrechus nubilus - Alan Keatley
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| Scolopostethus decoratus - Alan Keatley |
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| Drusilla canaliculata - Alan Keatley |
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