Weather: NNE force 3, drizzle then heavy rain from mid-morning
A very soggy morning in which our observer managed to check the island during a brief dry interlude. Noted were just 11 Brent Geese, the remainder would have been lurking elsewhere at the low tide.
There were 80 Shelduck and the same 6 Eiders as the last few days also 7 Little Egret, a Grey Heron and a juvenile Peregrine which scattered some of the 3,500 Oystercatchers around the island.
A single Wheatear was on 'Wheatear wall' with no other small migrants about apart from maybe some of the 8 Swallows and 7 Blackbirds logged. A few waders were noticed during the downpour : 45 Curlew, 38 Turnstone, 22 Ringed Plover. Over the last few days 2 Shags have made themselves at home on the W K marine lake.
Photos SRW
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