Counts from the morning high tide included a September record 98 Shelduck, the autumn arrival for this species recently becoming earlier each year on site. Other wildfowl included 488 Wigeon, 280 Teal, five Dark-bellied Brent Geese and a Great Crested Grebe.
Waders included 68 Dunlin, 63 Ringed and four Grey Plover, 40 Turnstone, 28 Knot, 24 Sanderling, 21 Greenshank, 15 Bar and two Black-tailed Godwit and two Whimbrel.
Also present, an increase of 17 Mediterranean Gull (eight ad, 3CY, eight 1CY) and an Osprey, with 14 Grey Heron, including nine high N in two flocks.
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| Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull & Greenshank - Kevin Rylands |
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