All the regulars present although the Knot only briefly!

A freshening SW wind. An odd sunny spell in the morning but showers in the afternoon.

North sea wall (Eddy Bayton)

Shag off the N Harbour Wall close in fishing. Big leaps to dive confirmed ID for me. Very murky. It flew off W and S across the harbour mouth out of sight. 

Heliport and Near Naze (Howard Stockdale)
I got there at 9.15am and there were no knot at all, I was just about to leave at 9.40am and a big flock c2000 appeared from the north and landed on the outerwall briefly, the Oystercatchers were already spooked and most were flying over to the naze, the knot followed them but after doing a couple of circuits around the old lighthouse carried on south over the harbour.

Some of the Knot before they headed south

One of these Knot has an orange flag, but only the last two characters visible.
It isn't enough.

Many of the Oystercatcher are metal ringed.
Many of the numbers are legible in this shot, but agin, not quite enough.

South sea wall

I went mid morning towards high water (Malcolm)

Pale-bellied Brent geese 35 came from the north side and landed on Red Nab.

Wigeon 190

Kittiwake 1 first calendar year. The tide was almost full by this time and it was hanging on the SW wind on No.2 outfall. You can see the incoming Ben-my- Chree ferry on the horizon.

I reached the harbour before the ferry, but there was nothing of note behind it.

Cormorants and Great Black-Backed gulls resting on the wooden jetty
as the Ben-my-Chree passes

Rock Pipit 1 near the lighthouse 

Janet had a walk along the sea wall later as the tide was ebbing.

The Brent geese were starting to return to the north side, but in several smaller groups.

Pale-bellied Brent geese heading back to the north side

By this time the Kittiwake was more mobile and alternating between feeding on both outfalls and zipping along the sea wall between them. This is what a "zipping" Kittiwake looks like, as Janet said, blink and you miss it! This clip is by Janet's mobile phone.

Kittiwake along the sloping sea wall.

This is No.2 outfall

This is why it is hanging around. This shot is from earlier in the week.
It has a small Whitebait on No1 outfall here

This nice sequence is again No.1 outfall, but this is today. It looks to have found a prawn.

Dunnock in the Nature park