26th February 2014

Weather:- WSW force 3/4 , some rain
A male and female Pintail flew south, a Skylark was down on Middle Eye, There was frog spawn in the wildlife pond, the earliest ever record. Thirty two Shelduck present, 8 Common Scoter were close in down the east side. From the east hoyle / little eye area :- 5,500 Dunlin, 160 Sanderling, 576 Curlew and 18 Ringed Plover. Only 5 Purple Sandpipers could be found, 120 Turnstones and 30 Redshank present.
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