April 21st. A clear sunny day all day in a moderate to string easterly wind which kept temperatures cool.
A look at the sea during the morning revealed the following moving North - 1 drake Eider, 4 Little Tern, 34 Sandwich Tern, 6 Kittiwake, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Fulmar, 2 Gannet. On the beach were 6 Turnstone.
The water bodies held 1 Pink-footed Goose (Croft Marsh), 7 Mute Swan, 21 Shelduck, 31 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 15 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 9 Little Grebe, 31 Avocet and 80 Black-tailed Godwit.
Also around were 3 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Tennyson's Sands and Mill Hill), 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 16 Chaffinch.
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| Squabbling drake Shoveler's, 21st April 2026 Photo - Tom Baker |
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| Water Rail, 21st April 2026 Photo Tom Baker |
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| Oystercatcher on the river bank, 21st April 2026 Photo - Tom Baker |
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| Swallow, 21st April 2026 Photo - Tom Baker |
