Weather: SE 1 vis 3mls, rain after the tide.
At first light 380 Cormorants left the estuary.
A single
Wigeon and a male Common Scoter were in the gutter, the 10 Eider are still
present.
Over tide 90 Curlew were on Middle and c 6,000 Oystercatcher
were around the islands, the roost being disturbed a few times by a Peregrine
which was around from early morning, a Kestrel was also noted. After the tide
100 Shelduck were along the marsh tide edge and 2 Little Egret on the West side
of Middle, Brent Geese numbered 98.
Passerine movement was much lighter than yesterday but a
total of 56 Greenfinch was a good record (one group consisted of 40 birds).
A
Blackbird and Reed Bunting were in the obs garden, 8 Chaffinch, a Starling and
7 Skylark passed over.
A distorted mushroom was found and is thought to be one of
the Wax Gill family, possibly Scarlet Hood (Hygrocybe coccinea).
photos AS
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