The sea was the busiest it's been since the spring, though that's not saying much. Five
Dark-bellied Brent Geese, four
Wigeon, a
Teal and a
Curlew moved west, while 23
Gannets flew past and a
Sandwich Tern blogged. The favourable overcast conditions were blighted by overly breezy conditions for much vismig but a
Yellow Wagtail, a
Reed Bunting, three
Linnets, 24
Meadow Pipits, 13
Siskins, five
Swallows, a
Chaffinch, five
Swallows and 14
Pied/White Wagtails passed over. 10
Siskins were settled around Ilex Avenue and other grounded migrants were represented by 11
Chiffchaffs, two
Blackcaps and small numbers of apparently freshly arrived
Blackbirds and
Robins. A flock of 13
Greenfinches behaved like a migrant group. A
Kestrel was hunting near the pumping station. Four
Skylarks were in the fields. On the beach, 13
Little Egrets, 17
Oystercatchers, 22
Ringed Plovers, 18
Turnstones and three
Sanderlings were logged on the ebbing tide. A
Mediterranean Gull and three
Common Gulls were noted.
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| Teal and three Wigeon |
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| 1CY male continental-ish Blackbird |
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Kestrel |
