Mon 8th Feb 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

18:06 Limited time today, to 30 mins around midday before called back to work and an hour before dark. 

Good returns though... Midday- 1st win Little Gull, Kittiwake, Med Gull amongst c100 Common Gulls on outfall. Dunlin on beach, 5 groups of Brent Geese S (few hundred), 4 groups of Shelduck (c20 total), group of Wigeon (couple of Shoveler) and Teal S and lots of argentagus looking Herring Gulls. 3 Lapwings, 2 Redwing, Golden Plover, single Song Thrush, Skylark and Chaffinch all on the move. 

Late afternoon- most bizarre 2 Avocets on scrape (surely they can’t think it’s spring 😅), Fieldfare, couple of Redwing, Song Thrush and Blackbirds in car park. 2 Goldcrest, Blackwit, 8 Snipe from raised platform. Few Turnstones on beach.