Sunday, 9 August 2026

Sunday 9th August

Counts from the estuary included 155 Sandwich and four Common Tern, 215 Redshank, 135 Ringed Plover, 51 Whimbrel, 34 Dunlin, 26 Sanderling, 12 Greenshank, eight Mediterranean Gull, five Bar-tailed Godwit, two Grey Plover, two Turnstone and the Black Swan.

Elsewhere the Red-legged Partridge was on the Golf Course, 50 Swallow and five House Martin were overhead and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull was offshore.

Ringing News: New Sandwich Tern from Belgium, a juvenile, and the Netherlands, an adult were present alongside a Polish bird. With a Spanish ringed bird noted yesterday the Warren is a key part of the international flyway.

Other Wildlife: A Grey Seal was on Bull Hill, with several Clouded Yellow, Rush Veneer and a Vestal on the wing.

Clouded Yellow - Lee Collins

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