Steart NNR - high tide 30/09/23

 
Phillip Edwards
 
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Phillip Edwards
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30 September 2023 11:54
 

30th Sept:  07.30-10.30

Highlights:

Curlew Sandpiper, 1  
Sanderling, 2  
Kingfisher, 1 (you wait 22 years to see 3, then 3 in 10 days!! Probably the same bird)
Whinchat, 1  
Wheatear, 1
Pintail, 3  
Chiffchaff, 2
Swallow, 50+ in small groups heading S.

Also:
Peregrine, 1  
Shoveler, 18  
Wigeon, c.50  
Teal, c.50  
Little Grebe, 1  
Grey Heron, 2  
Little Egret, 3  
Cormorant, 2  
Avocet, 486 (photo count)
Ringed Plover, c.12  
Curlew, c.650  
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1  
Knot, c.80  
Dunlin, c.200  
Redshank, c.100  
Black-headed Gull, c.200  
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1  
Herring Gull, a few  
Great Black-backed Gull, 42 ad.
Skylark, c.8  
Stonechat, 2 m, 3 f.