Counts from the estuary included c200 Sandwich Tern, 169 Oystercatcher, 162 Redshank, 30 Whimbrel, 29 Dunlin, 22 Ringed and two Grey Plover, nine Greenshank, eight Mediterranean Gull and three Bar-tailed Godwit.
Elsewhere 30 Sanderling were on the beach, four Great Crested Grebe, two Common Scoter and the female Eider were offshore, four Stock Dove were in the Railway Saltmarsh, the Coot was on the Main Pond with single Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker on site.
Ringing News: Amongst the Sandwich Tern were, as usual, a number of colour-ringed birds, the majority of them from Netherlands, highlighting more travelled birds as post-breeding dispersal gathers apace. Other birds included the second Danish recovery this week and a metal ringed bird from Wexford, Ireland, also recorded last year.
Other Wildlife: At least five Clouded Yellow were on site and a new location for Corn Spurrey was discovered, after the first record for over 50 years back in May.
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| Clouded Yellow - James Marshall |
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