RSPB Lytchett Fields still seems the place to be with good counts of waders still including 2 Little Stint, 17 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Stint, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank and the usual Redshank, Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe etc. At South Haven 1 Turnstone, 6 Sanderling and 9 Ringed Plover were counted with another 10 Ringed Plover at the Houseboats. In Brands Bay there were 63 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 3 Turnstone, 79 Dunlin and 3 Knot.
The day-long deluge provided little inspiration to venture outside, however with Leach’s Petrel and Little Gull logged elsewhere…
Find out moreWell, Storm Austen has been in full force today, with heavy winds and rain making for tricky birding…
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