Coast to coast

Goldcrest dog-track today - thanks Janet

The coast on both sides of the harbour was given some perhaps overdue (in the case of Red Nab/OE saltmarsh) attention on the incoming tide

Red Nab
Knot - 12,500
Oystercatcher - 1,350
Wigeon - 137
Curlew - 6
Turnstone - 15
Grey Plover - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Cormorant - 2
Black-headed Gull - 255
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3
Herring Gull - 22
Common Gull - 1

OE saltmarsh/shingle
Dunlin - 112
Ringed Plover - 17 - no sign of colour-ringed bird this winter so far
Lapwing - 44
Oystercatcher - 31
Redshank - 18
Snipe - c35
Jack Snipe - 2, poss 3
Twite - c45
Linnet - c5
Rock Pipit - 1
Black-headed Gull - 17
Lesser BB Gull 5
Herring Gull - 2
350 Knot landed for a short time before going to Red Nab

North harbour wall/wooden jetty (not a full count)
Purple Sandpiper - one, looked like adult, but distant
Turnstone - 33
Med Gull - 2 adults (one Czech-ringed) with no sign of 1CY
Twite - 23 - not on seed; too much activity in the Centrica compound (14.00 - 12 on seed, of which 3 unringed. ajd)
Nothing of interest seen on the distant parts of the sea

A short tour of the Kingsway & new estate in the NE sector of the recording area (46A) failed to reveal any Waxwings (see late posting for yesterday)