Weather: W force 1
The female Eider was showing well today in the bright light as the tide flooded this afternoon.
The regular visit from the Raven duly happened and there were good numbers of waders around the islands; counts included 6,800 Oystercatchers, 5,500 Knot,
also 2,000 Dunlin, 850 Sanderling (a particulary impressive total), 228 Redshank, 135 Bar-tailed Godwit, 160 Grey Plover, 48 Ringed Plover, 89 Turnstone and 6 Purple Sandpipers. Not often mentioned here, the gull counts were 2,000 Herring, 800 Black-headed, 25 Common, 28 Great and 4 Lesser Black-Backs. Others seen today were a single drake close in Common Scoter, 401 Brent (2 dark-bellied), 14 Shelduck, 2 Grey Herons, a Little Egret and of course the male Kestrel.
Photos SRW, Matt Thomas (Kestrel)
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