11th

Was hoping for some decent tern numbers, but the roost flight was not very marked tonight, so perhaps there will be better nights to come.   Terns were 273 Common, 10 Arctic, 40 Sandwich and one Black.    Other highlights were 1,200 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, one Yellow-legged Gull, 16 Whimbrels, 11 Curlews, 3 Avocets, 40 Dunlin, 67 Oystercatchers, 4 Ruffs, 2 Grey Plovers, 19 Shelducks, 4 Cormorants and an Osprey.

10th

 Managed to get the WeBS count between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall in the best part of the day.   It meant an early start though, from 0445-0645.   Waders were 365 Oystercatchers, 13 Curlews, 35 Whimbrels, 34 Bar-tailed Godwits, 31 Grey Plovers, 5 Turnstones, 15 Sanderlings, 47 Redshanks, Greenshank, 30 Knot, 50 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper and 3 Ringed Plovers.   Other highlights were 97 Common Terns, 11 Sandwich Terns, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Arctic Skuas, Gannet, 14 Teal, 105 Swallows, 6 Sand Martins, Osprey, Merlin and Tawny Owl.


9th

 The WeBS count at Quad 3 was disappointing in the strong wind.   2 Gannets, 18 Sandwich Terns, 75 Common Scoters, 32 Curlews, 10 Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Knot, 15 Dunlin, 14 Sanderlings, 8 Oystercatchers, 3 Cormorants, 13 Mallard, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Greenshanks, 8 Green Sandpipers, 90 Golden Plovers, 3 Kestrels and 5 Swifts.   At the north end, Steve Routledge added 8 Common Sandpipers, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 15 Ruffs, 8 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Greenshanks, 41 Little Egrets, 53 Teal, 42 Common Scoters, 17 Sandwich Terns and a Cuckoo.