Showers on and off all day. Very light winds in the morning before increasing to very strong from the NW after lunch, then easing again later.
I took advantage of a dry calm period mid morning (Malcolm)
South shore
Linnet 17 on the saltmarsh
Reed Bunting 3 on the saltmarsh edges
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| Reed Bunting in a brief burst of sunshine |
I was going to check any wader along the waterline, but there were only Oystercatchers, so I didn't bother.
Closer to the Saltmarsh were 60 Redshank and 15 Dunlin
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| Redshank and Dunlin |
Knot 37 flew to the north side
Shelduck c50 spread around
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| The Shelduck on the right has a black swelling where you expect the male bill knob |
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| Presumably, some sort of growth, and probably not good |
Wigeon 130 counted, others would have been out of sight.
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| Male Wigeon moulting out of eclipse |
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| Just a few of the Wigeon here |
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| Many more in this shot, but I took this just to show how calm it was at 09:45 |
Mediterranean gull, just 1 2nd calendar year bird seen with the Black-Headed gulls
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| 2cy Mediterranean gull top centre, stubbornly refusing to show its face |
Little Egret 4
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| Turnstone on a clump of red sandstone that gives Red Nab its name |
Greenfinch 6
Rock Pipit 2
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| Rock Pipit on the sea wall above Red Nab |
I checked the old heliport area on my way home, by this time it was high water.
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| c2000 Oystercatcher, c200 Knot, 26 Redshank, 16 Lapwing, 3 Curlew and 5 Turnstone. Plus 1 Little Egret and 5 Common Snipe which flew from the grass. |
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| Knot and Oystercatchers |
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| Lapwing, Curlew and Oystercatcher |
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| Little Egret |
