The 1st winter Grey Phalarope was still present at the west end. 3 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover and 2 LRP were present. The 2 Lesser Scaup and Garganey remain. 8 Great Egret and 351 Cormorant were counted. 4 Stonechat were off the west track. 2 Hobby were noted. The current Cormorant numbers are a record total, beating the 321 in September 2020.
A 1st winter Grey Phalarope was found early morning, but wasn't reported until after 10.40pm and positively identified until late morning. This is the first record since one on the 13th September 2017. It spent most of it's time at the west end along the north shore. 3 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover and 2 LRP were present. The 2 Lesser Scaup,and Garganey remain. 8 Great Egret and 341 Cormorant were counted. A Marsh Harrier flew over the Gazebo bay this morning. 5 Stonechat were off the west track.
