Lots of passerines

 Overcast but still warm, some light rain in the afternoon becoming heavier by evening. A light variable breeze.

South shore - Malcolm 09:45 - 11:30

Linnet an absolute minimum of 130 but they were very mobile and difficult to count accurately. There were at least 60 that had been near the slipway then flew to saltmarsh and 70+ all along the foreshore.

Linnet heading for the saltmarsh 

Just a few of the Linnet along the foreshore, there is a Wheatear in this shot too

Linnet

Pied/White Wagtail 25 - 7 Pied feeding plus 8 and 10 that came in off the sea and continued inland

Wheatear 8 - 6 along the foreshore, 1 along the sea wall and 1 in the lighthouse scrub

Rock Pipit 6 - 1 on foreshore, 4 on Red Nab and 1 along the sea wall

There were at least three warblers flitting around the bushes between Red Nab and the foreshore. One was a Chiffchaff another a Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler and at least one Sedge Warbler.

Sedge Warbler 

Mediterranean gull 4 - 1 adult flew east. 2 adults on Red Nab and a 1st calendar year on No.2 outfall.

Adult Mediterranean gull (centre) on Red Nab

1cy Mediterranean gull (right) with a 1cy Black-Headed gull

These are the gulls roosting on Red Nab with Oystercatchers on the mud beyond 

Curlew at least 70 flew south

Whimbrel one was feeding out from the foreshore 

There are lots of tiny snails here, but they are not what it was feeding on

On this occasion it found a tiny crab

Only 8 Redshank seen

Turnstone 21

Turnstone on No.1 outfall

One had a metal ring. I was hoping that it might have a colour ring too.
But, infuriatingly, it hopped whenever it moved

Evenly it showed both legs, but only one ring

Plenty of Cormorants on the wooden jetty

Also a Grey Heron. 3 Little Egret seen along the sea wall

Great Black-Backed gull