Rough-legged Buzzard.

         Waders on the shore at Stonebridge were 160 Oystercatchers, 64 Curlews, 250 Knot and 100 Dunlin, plus 57 Shelducks.   Waders on the realignment area were disappointing with 50 Redshanks, 4 Greenshanks, one Spotted Redshank, one Lapwing and 700 Golden Plovers.   Other waterbirds were 22 Teal, 10 Mallard, 10 Little Grebes, 7 Cormorants, one Grey Heron and the area's second highest ever count of 57 Little Egrets.

         Raptors were the main feature of the morning, and although 7 Kestrels, 2 Peregrines and a Sparrowhawk were noteworthy, it was the large raptors which were exceptional.   Six Marsh Harriers (one with green wing-tags) were seen and 3 of these eventually departed to the south.   Of at least 10 Common Buzzards recorded, 6 passed inland towards the Wolds.   Between 1240 and 1250 a fine Honey Buzzard was watched hunting the large area of ragworts by Pye's Hall and at 1255 an early Rough-legged Buzzard came in over the dunes and circled ever higher as it continued inland.

         100 Swallows and a party of 4 Common Swifts flew south.   Other birds of note were 4 Pied Wagtails, 33 Meadow Pipits, 240 Linnets, 80 Goldfinches, 9 Lesser Redpolls and singles of Common Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff.