Thursday, 1 October 2026

Thursday 1st October

The juvenile Osprey and Curlew Sandpiper were still in the estuary along with 115 Shelduck, 38 Ringed Plover, 21 Sanderling, 18 Greenshank, five Sandwich Tern, three Pintail and a Whimbrel. 

Elsewhere a late Spotted Flycatcher was on the edge of Greenland Lake, just the sixth record for the month, with six Chiffchaff, four Goldcrest and a Blackcap in the bushes, seven Swallow overhead, the first for a couple of days, a Grey Wagtail at the First Pond and a Kingfisher at the Main Pond. 

Other Wildlife: The sunshine saw eight species of butterfly on the wing including a few Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral, a Painted Lady and a Wall.

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