A noticeable arrival of migrants on site with a Grasshopper Warbler on the Dune Ridge a highlight, along with 12 Willow Warbler, five Whitethroat and two Wheatear. Feeding overhead at least 25 Swallow and five House Martin.
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| Grasshopper Warbler - Jim Summers |
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| Willow Warbler - Jim Summers |
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| Swallow - Jim Summers |
Counts from the estuary included 260 Redshank, 255 Dunlin, 230 Ringed Plover, 70 Sandwich and 30 Common Tern, 19 Sanderling, 14 Greenshank, 13 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Knot, two Bar-tailed Godwit and a Turnstone.
Elsewhere a Great Northern Diver was off the seawall, the Red-legged Partridge was on the Golf Course, three Kestrel were over Greenland Lake and the Teal was at the Main Pond.
Other Wildlife: Another autumn migrant, the year's first Grey Squirrel, was heading east along the estuary bank at the back of the Golf Course. Elsewhere two Grey Seal were on Bull Hill.
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