There was no sign of the Broad-billed Sandpiper in the estuary today with the first two Common Tern of the year scant compensation for those who travelled. Wader counts from the high tide included 79 Sanderling, 25 Oystercatcher, 14 Ringed Plover, seven Dunlin, six Grey Plover and five Whimbrel.
Elsewhere nine Manx Shearwater and four Sandwich Tern were offshore.
Year List addition:
152. Common Tern
Other Wildlife: Late news of a third for Britain in the rockpools at Langstone Rock on Saturday, the nudibranch Corambe testudinaria, following the 1st record there last year. This was one of 15 nudibranch (seaslugs) species seen, including Doris ocelligera, Edmundsella pedata, Facelina auriculata and Palio nothus. Also of interest were Common Cuttlefish eggs on the Sargassum seaweed and juveniles of European Lobster and Conger Eel.
 |
| Corambe testudinaria - Guy Freeman |
No comments:
Post a Comment