Sunday, 10 September 2017

August 2nd half

19th August

On this Saturday I made a visit to Seasalter, it was near high tide enabling me to get a count of 120 ringed plovers roosting on the beach plus  a couple of turnstones. On the plots, 1 juv stonechat, a couple of swallows, 1 sparrowhawk and a swan, very quiet.  Moving up to the LNR there were a couple of linnets by the huts, 1 pied wagtail, 1 wheatear, 3 goldfinches and over the sea, 9 Sandwich terns.

Another visit the next day was much the same.


23rd

Seasalter again finding a whinchat on the seawall, 1 wheatear, 1 kestrel and c.40 linnets also several small heaths and 2 clouded yellows.



 A new fence is being errected running parallel to the seawall all the way to Castle Coote almost, protecting the reedbeds from cows and dogs.

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