A slower movement of hirundine moving east with the majority being Swallow, c50 Chiffchaff in the area, with good numbers around Bailiffscourt, but the highlight of the morning was 8 Crossbill calling flying west over the old camp site. A total of 14 Stonechat with 12 being in the setaside north east of the camp site, 8 Yellowhammer around and a Cettis Warbler north of the horse paddock.
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Stonechat Bread Lane |
Very slow at sea. with two sessions at Elmer Rocks today; there was no sign of the Little Stint in the high tide roost today and notably smaller numbers of waders.
The highlights of the two visits were as follows:
Great Crested Grebe - 1 o/s
Brent Goose - 1W
Shag - 2
Bar-tailed Godwit - 1
Grey Plover - 2
Ringed Plover - flock c.60E but few otherwise
Sanderling - 2
Oystercatcher - 60
Sandwich Tern - 5E
Chiffchaff - 10
Goldcrest - 1
Siskin - 26E
Meadow Pipit - 15