10th April
Overnight rain made the track a bit slippery in places but no problem, the weather still a bit ifffy. I saw 37 species whilst on duty this side of the Swale inc. 6 gadwall which seem to be more regular than mallard, 2 swifts, 1 whitethroat in the bush on the seawall, 2 whimbrel , only 1 corn bunting, 11 shelduck, a group of 93 dunlin which landed very close, the eider looking a bit sorry for itself but has no problem feeding, 1 common tern, and just 2 LITTLE TERNS which sat on the site twice but then disappeared, a group of 49 ringed plovers dropped in for a while as the tide was coming up, 1 cetti's, and 1 house martin.
A walk a little way along the path I found 2 common sandpipers on the rocky apron and another whimbrel. There were still 6 wheatears along the wall and lots of yellow wagtails.
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