Waders playing hard to get!

A dry day with occasional sunshine, a SE wind

South shore - Malcolm 09:00 -11:30

I went to check the shore out from the saltmarsh, but I was a bit late in the tide and the waders were already heading south beyond the recording area

Bar-Tailed Godwit 25

Grey Plover 20

Knot 2000 

Dunlin 1000

Knot and Dunlin heading south

I caught up with them beyond the recording area, this shot just to show
that a few of the Knot are turning to summer plumage 

Pale-bellied Brent goose 35 flew south from Red Nab

Some of the Brent heading south

Rook with what looks to be an injured leg

North shore - Howard - around high water

Checked heliport this am, c1000 knot on naze, flushed by a sparrowhawk, they flew around a while then settled mid way on outerwall with oystercatchers 

Knot on the Near Naze, you can just make out a Dutch scheme bird in the middle

Rock Pipit

Carrion Crow with a treat, likely pinched, from the cafe

Zero knot on sunnyslope, a handful at park st, c500 on teal bay shoreline.

Eider out from the Sunnyslopes groyne

Imperial Rd - Malcolm

A quick passing check at lunchtime failed to locate any Stonechats 

Buzzard 2 both flying around, the gulls weren't impressed!

Buzzard