The pick of the highlights was a juvenile Hen Harrier that flew west across the estuary early afternoon, with four Spoonbill briefly before returning north, two (1&3CY) Caspian Gull, a Little Stint, presumably also from upriver, and a Lapwing.
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| Spoonbill - Kevin Rylands |
Counts from the estuary included 910 Wigeon, 340 Teal, 61 Great Black-backed and three Mediterranean Gull, 33 Turnstone, 32 Dunlin, 32 Greenshank 27 Knot, 23 Bar and six Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Sanderling, 12 Grey Plover, 11 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, six Sandwich Tern and single Kingfisher, Pintail, Spotted Redshank and Whimbrel.
Elsewhere at least 19 Chiffchaff were onsite, with three Goldcrest, a Blackcap and a Wheatear, the Cetti's Warbler was still at the Main Pond and small numbers of Skylark continue to move overhead.
Other Wildlife: At least eight Clouded Yellow and five Red Admiral flew west and three Grey Seal were on Bull Hill. On the Dune Ridge several Ragwort feeding flea beetle Longitarsus flavicornis and a tiny barkfly Cerobasis guestfalica.
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| Longitarsus flavicornis - Alan Keatley |
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| Cerobasis guestfalica - Alan Keatley |
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