South shore (Malcolm)
I went out to check the waders on the waterline again, there were c1,500 Knot as I was walking out, but a Peregrine lifted all the small waders and most resettled south of the recording area.
Bar-Tailed Godwit 158 also left quite early in the rising tide.
Dunlin 60
About 500 Knot hung around a while, but they were very nervous and flighty.
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Heavy hail shower heading my way! Time to head back. |
Jack Snipe 1 lifted from the relatively new section of saltmarsh as the tide reached it, and flew to the ribbon of marsh grass that now extends all the way to Potts Corner.
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What mechanism has resulted in this ribbon of marsh grass spreading towards Potts Corner I don't know. But this is where the Jack Snipe landed, the tide wouldn't reach this far today |
Linnet 27
Song Thrush 1
Rock Pipit 1
On/around Red Nab
Shelduck 42
Wigeon 120+
Pale-bellied Brent goose 10
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All ten Brent in this shot with Shelduck and Wigeon |
The hail arrived, and it didn't really stop again.
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