Despite the wet, autumn like conditions, there were a few folk out today. At Swineham there were 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow-legged Gull at 1 Common Sandpiper. In Middlebere this afternoon, male Osprey 022 caught 2 fish and delivered them both back to the nest within 50 minutes and there were also 2 Spoonbill and 1 Green Sandpiper at Middlebere. In Brands Bay this evening there were a further 2 Common Sandpiper.
Little Ringed Plover – Stilt Pools, Swineham
Hobby – Hydes Heath
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