Weather: NW force 5, rain and hail showers
The Chaffinch was still about the island together with the regular winter birds, 5 Wrens, 2 Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, 2 Robins and a Rock Pipit. Strong winds had caused a razor shell and
starfish wreck which attracted a large numbers of Herring Gulls to feed, 3,400 were counted around the estuary. Just 8 Purple Sandpipers roosted at high tide by Emmet rock (north end) and another rested with the Turnstones at the south end.
Wader counts were similar to yesterday although 347 Grey Plover and 73 Sanderling were an improvement. The roosts at high tide also included 44 Ringed Plover and 450 Dunlin.
The Brent count was made west of Middle on the rising tida and included 1 dark-bellied among the 378 birds.
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