Weather: NE force 4
Following on from the Little Stint which was here on Friday, another sought after scarce wader showed this morning with a Curlew Sandpiper among the other small waders that were feeding.
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Curlew Sandpiper (centre right)
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Sanderling
Curlew Sandpiper with Dunlin and Sanderling
Other than the star wader, present were 1650 Dunlin, 30 Sanderling, 110 Ringed Plover, 40 Knot, 10 Redshank, 25 Turnstone, a Whimbrel and a Bar-tailed Godwit. The tally on the sea was 5 Gannets, 1 Guillemot, 17 Scoter, 120 Sandwich Terns and 1 Great Crested Grebe. There were a few more Little Egrets today (10) and 2 Grey Herons. No warblers today but at least there were 3 Wheatear down and a few extra Swallows in the air. Not so many butterflies today, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Small Whites and a single Red Admiral. The moths from last night as follows:
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Rosy Rustic
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Mouse moth
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Photos CJW
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