The pair of Ringed Plovers now into their 9th week here.
Common Sandpipers arrived overnight.
Bit of displaying.
2 resident Oystercatchers.
Boats enjoying the easterly this afternoon.
More easterlies bringing more birds to Fly Flatts this morning. A cool E>4 with clear sky and full sun at 4 degrees.
An overnight arrival of Common Sandpipers with a count of 7 without checking the north end where there would probably have been more. No other new waders in but Oxon is now getting Sanderling and we seem to run about a week after them with birds moving >N.
A light gull move early doors with LBBs and Herring plus LBBs on the North shore on chick/egg watch. Several of the Wheatears had moved through this morning leaving 5 around the SE corner and no sign of yesterdays Whinchat.
Fly Flatts
7 Common Sandpiper
1pr Ringed Plover
4 Redshank
3 Snipe
5 Wheatear
8 LBB gull............>NE
6 LBB gull...........on shore
3 Herring..............>SE
+ usual sp.
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