Sat 13th Nov 21

Lots of Blackbirds and a few Redwing around the bushes this morning ML/RJ. and the six Purple Sands were again around the sluice area, exactly where dependant on the state of the tide.

On the scrape were: 2 Mute Swans, 270 Greylag, 23 Brent Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 3 hybrids, 62 Wigeon, 58 Teal, 11 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 5 Shelduck, 3 BlkWits, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine (on arable). RJ/MR.

A walk to the 3rd pillbox added 4 Stonechat, 1 Curlew, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wag, 1 Woodcock (ML) and offshore a few Gannets were still hanging around feeding and several Brent were on the move. RJ/ML/MR.