Weather: ESE force 3
A trip over early and in the dark ahead of the tide was worth it to discover that the Barn Owl is still on the island, it was hunting around the island before sunrise but was not seen to catch anything. Also before dawn 300 Cormorant flew out of the estuary and later a Shag was on the Whaleback, 4 female type Eider dived for crabs off the North End. A single Dark-bellied Brent Goose was noted along with 335 Pale Bellied Brent spread around the islands. Sixteen Purple Sandpiper had split into 2 groups, one feeding at the North End and the other below the Obs garden. After tide on the East Hoyle Bank were 320 Curlew, 115 Grey Plover and 4,000 Dunlin whilst around the island 160 Turnstone, 62 Redshank and 250 Knot were counted. A rustling in the Blackthorn drew attention to a Fox skulking about in the lanes between hedges.
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