Weather: NE force 0 N 1 in the afternoon
A beautiful sunny but cool day, the highlight of which would be the Long-tailed Duck, a female type seen flying west. The sea as a whole was worth checking for birds easily seen in the flat calm conditions. Common Scoters numbered 3,200, there were 18 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Red-throated Divers and 2 Razorbills. Brent were counted at 320 birds and Shelduck 126, while 18 Pink-footed Geese flew east.
Later at dusk a female type Eider was catching crabs off north end at dusk. Otherwise it was fairly quiet - The Stonechat was still here,
and 3 Skylarks flew over, and a few Greenfinches were down on the island.
a small number of Meadow Pipits showed up and there were 11 of our Rock Pipits, like this colour ringed individual.
There were large numbers of Knot, Dunlin, Grey Plover etc feeding again on east side of the ebbing gutter.
Counts also included 11 Bar-tailed Godwit, 250 Sanderling, 125 Redshank and 3 Purple Sandpiper. The Kestrel was still here, 8 Little Egrets and 2 Grey Herons patrolled the sands and muddy gutters.
Ringed: 1 Blackbird
Photos SRW
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