Monday 15 September 2014

Newport again

At low tide between the bridge & the tennis courts - 12 Barwits, 1 Blackwit, 3 Greenshanks, 2 Curlew Sandpipers with 2 Dunlin. a Ruff (my first for several years), a Common Sand, a Kingfisher & ad Med Gull 3OTI (first seen over a week ago - most unusual for a passing ringed gull to stay around so long).
On the dunes shore a flock of c20 Ringed Plovers & 13 Dunlin also had 2 Little Stints. They flew off over the dunes.
Also small groups of Wigeon & Teal.
I thought it would be even better at high tide, but of the waders only the Barwits & the Greenshanks were still around, though there was also a Knot & a different ad Med Gull.