Weather: SE force 3/4 at first with rain, SSE 4 in the afternoon.
Just as we thought the day was over, we noticed 9 Pale-bellied Brent drifting up the gutter on the evening tide. The first of the autumn/winter! Together with Dunlin and Ringed Plover a juvenile Little Stint was seen near to Little Eye following one on the north shore recently. Picture of that bird from Meols (below).
A Snipe was another sign of the autumn and a Chiffchaff was present,
... also a Wheatear, and a few Robins appeared between the showers. Apart from the Little Stint waders included 2 Whimbrel, 220 Curlew, 850 Dunlin, 20 Knot, 350 Ringed Plover, 100 Redshank, and 132 Sanderling.
Little Egrets have been numerous this last week or so, there were 20 today.
Only 4 Sandwich Terns seem to be remaining at the moment, 13 Swallows were about and a Raven showed up as often happens recently. About 20 Meadow Pipits seen today were an increase, 3 Pied Wagtails and 5 Rock Pipits were seen. from the moth trap this morning was a Delicate moth.
Photos CJW, SRW
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