Sunday, 26 July 2026

Sunday 26th July

Counts from the estuary included 420 Oystercatcher165 Sandwich Ternincluding 64 juveniles, 73 Whimbrel42 Dunlin35 Ringed Plover25 Mediterranean Gullseven Greenshank, five Bar-tailed Godwit and single Common SandpiperCommon Tern and Grey Plover

Elsewhere a Grasshopper Warbler was in Greenland Lake, a Willow Warbler was by the Main Pond, two Common Scoter and a Budgerigar on the Golf Course. 

Other Wildlife: Large numbers of Bee-wolf still around flowering Fennel, with the Lesser Knapweed also proving attractive to pollinators. 

Bee-wolf - Kevin Rylands

Red-tailed Bumblebee (male) - Kevin Rylands

Six-spot Burnet - Kevin Rylands

Rush Veneer - Kevin Rylands This migrant moth has been seen daily in recent weeks

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