Sunday, 4 May 2025

4th May 2025

 Weather: E force 2/3

Leaden skies and a cool east wind looked promising but didn’t really deliver until some slight drizzle mid morning dropped a single Willow Warbler and Wheatear in. A Sedge Warbler was then found near the pond. A few new Swallows flew about and the singing White Wagtail was interacting with another.

 

Terns appeared again in the mouth of the estuary, 224 Sandwich, 2 Arctic, 12 Common and a good count of 65 Little Terns, also 145 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Guillemots. There were 19 Whimbrel and 3 Curlew on the shore, occasionally feeding together.

 

A Peregrine hunted the shore, getting a reward for it's efforts.

A Robin showed on the island, it could have just dropped in, or its been here for a while as a juvenile Robin is often the first indication they have bred.

Sixteen Littl Egrets are the most seen for quite a while. The five Eiders are still here.


Photos SRW

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