Wader numbers build

20th August 2024 – sun and heavy showers WSW3/6
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0700-0800) revealed 86 Common Scoter, 39 Gannet, 23 Sandwich Tern and 3 Shag. A flock of 350 Sandwich Tern roosted over the tide.
Grounded Migrants
Just single Blackcap and Willow Warbler were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 1236 Curlew, 1023 Redshank, 249 Sanderling, 195 Turnstone, 173 Ringed Plover, 68 Golden Plover, 36 Grey Plover, 18 Greenshank, 6 Whimbrel and a Black-tailed Godwit.
Miscellaneous
A total of 57 Little Egret and 14 Grey Heron were the best of the rest.