Friday 15th July

Whilst migration has been in full flow on the estuary for a few weeks, autumn has just started to arrive elsewhere on site with a single Grey Wagtail overhead and a couple of Willow Warbler and a Wheatear on site. In the estuary a Greenshank joined 38 Redshank, four Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper all heading south with 61 Sandwich and a Common Tern, an adult summer Mediterranean Gull and the Slavonian Grebe also present. Elsewhere 14 Sanderling were along the beach and 41 Shag, 32 Common Scoter and a Great-crested Grebe were offshore.

Wednesday 13th July

An evening visit saw an early migrant Redstart (sex/age unreported) by the Main Pond. Elsewhere an adult Mediterranean Gull was in the estuary with 70+ Linnet and eight Stonechat across the site, the latter including the first juvenile from a presumed second brood in Greenland Lake.

Tuesday 12th July

An evening visit saw 65 Sandwich Tern in the estuary with 135 Carrion Crow, four Common Sandpiper and a Mediterranean Gull also out on the mudflats. Elsewhere 70 Linnet roosted on the Golf Course.

Monday 11th July

The summer-plumaged Slavonian Grebe was off Cockwood with 65 Sandwich Tern (11 juvs), 15 Dunlin and a couple of Mediterranean Gull also in the estuary.

Sunday 10th July

Much of the action was offshore with three Pomarine Skua south early morning, a Bonxie south late morning and 45 Manx Shearwater and 42 Gannet south in the evening with two Arctic Skua harrying terns and 33 Common Scoter on the sea. Counts from the estuary included 277 Curlew, 62 Sandwich Tern, 20 Dunlin, 15 Mediterranean Gull and four Whimbrel. Elsewhere the Teal remains on the Main Pond, now in eclipse plumage, and at least one Treecreeper was in the Entrance Bushes.

Saturday 9th July

Single Pomarine and Arctic Skua were offshore during the morning with 42 Common Scoter and seven Manx Shearwater. In the estuary counts included 342 Curlew, 55 Sandwich Tern, 12 Turnstone, seven Whimbrel, seven Dunlin, four Mediterranean Gull and the Slavonian Grebe. Elsewhere a Wheatear was an early migrant.

Friday 8th July

Curlew numbers have increased with 369 roosting in the Railway Saltmarsh along with 30 Redshank, 10 Whimbrel and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Also in the estuary the Slavonian Grebe, a Common Sandpiper, four Mediterranean Gull and eight Dunlin. Elsewhere an Arctic Skua was offshore with 10 Sandwich and three Common Tern.

Thursday 7th July

An evening visit saw the Slavonian Grebe in the estuary along with 280 Curlew, 44 Turnstone, 20 Redshank, 12 Whimbrel, five Dunlin, two Ringed Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Offshore 45 Common Scoter and six Great-crested Grebe were new arrivals with five Arctic Skua distantly harassing a lone Kittiwake.

Wednesday 6th July

Counts over the evening tide included the first two Common Sandpiper of the autumn with 301 Oystercatcher, 240 Curlew, 219 Black-headed Gull, 15 Redshank, eight Mediterranean Gull, five Dunlin, two Ringed Plover, a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Slavonian Grebe.

Tuesday 5th July

Waders continue to pass through with tern and gull numbers on the rise. Counts from the estuary included 277 Curlew, 139 Black-headed Gull, 39 Sandwich Tern, 19 Redshank, 18 Shelduck, three Dunlin and two Bar-tailed Godwit. Elsewhere the first couple of Sand Martin of the autumn flew through.