Weather: SSW force 4, S 4 by noon
Lots of Oystercatchers dropped into the estuary and gulls were numerous on the banks especially to the West as the tide ebbed, Sandwich Terns (220) too were active on the early ebb. A lot of effort went into a more exact count of the gulls than normal with results as follows: 374 Black-headed Gulls, 33 Common Gulls, 39 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1350 Herring Gulls and 10 Greater Black-backed Gulls. A Common Sandpiper loitered in the small caves on the east side of Middle.
The other waders included 78 Ringed Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 164 Curlew and 225 Dunlin.
There seemed to be a small increase in scoters to the north, 60 could be seen today. A massive 21 Little Egrets were counted but only 1 Grey Heron, a sign of the times. The only migrants were 2 Pied and 2 Grey Wagtails but butterflies seemed fairly numerous with no less than 56 Red Admirals, 2 Small Whites, 10 Large Whites,
.......... 3 Small Tortoiseshells..
and 4 Painted ladies, an opportunity to picture these splendid visiting creatures.
There was also a fine list of the other lepidoptera from the garden moth trap.
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| Common Wainscot |
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| Dark Swordgrass |
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| Flounced Rustic |
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