Weather: SW force 4
Even though the Barn Owl has been here for some time it is still the headline bird on the island. Just 215 Brent seen on this visit with 12 Shelduck swimming in the gutter as the tide reached Little Eye while an adult male Eider joined the immature male and 3 females, and male with 2 female Goosander fed at the north end.
Eleven Purple Sandpiper were below the obs garden and 75 Ringed Plover on the
north end. The east hoyle after the tide held 60 Grey Plover, 110 Curlew,
8000 Knot and 4500 Dunlin. A Song Thrush was one of several birds that seem to be wintering here. Only one each was seen of Little Egret and Grey Heron also the Kestrel was about.
Photo AS
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