Marsh Harrier

                                                                             Stonechat.


         On the shore between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall were 48 Shelducks, 650 Oystercatchers, 20 Bar-tailed Godwits, 25 Sanderlings, 20 Dunlin, 5 Grey Plovers and 200 Golden Plovers.    Heading north at sea over the high tide period were 80 Common Scoters, one Velvet Scoter, 20 Teal, one Arctic Skua and 4 Gannets.

         Waders on the realignment area were 55 Redshanks, 3 Greenshanks, one Common Sandpiper, one Ruff, 280 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Little Stints, while ducks were 145 Teal and 38 Mallard.   Other waterbirds were 14 Cormorants, 8 Little Grebes, 27 Little Egrets and one Grey Heron.    Also of note were 2 Marsh Harriers, 9 Kestrels, 6 Common Buzzards, 16 Lesser Redpolls, 15 Tree Sparrows, one Yellow Wagtail, one Rock Pipit, 4 Goldcrests, one Blackcap, one Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfishers, 19 Swallows and 2 Stonechats.