It didn't look particularly promising this morning for a WeBs
count due to quite foggy conditions. It remained generally quite murky all morning but eventually the mist lifted sufficiently enough to enable counts to be made.
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| It was just about possible to make out closer large species in the mist, but not much else! |
When the mist lifted, it soon became obvious that numbers of
lapwing (c.2,500) and golden plover (c. 1,500) were particularly high. Similar numbers of golden plover were also noted along the Daugleddau near Landshipping at the same time by Annie who was walking that way.
Dunlin numbers (c. 1,000 at the Black Mixen area) were also quite high.
As the tide
dropped, mixed fairly linear flocks of waders and waterfowl were observed to be generally distributed along most of
the entire channel system in both the Carew and Cresswell rivers. These flocks included at least 1,200+ wigeon (probably quite a few more) and c.800+ to 1,000 teal (also probably a considerable underestimate).
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| Mixed flocks of wetland birds were present along all the channels |
Numbers of Curlew
(less than 80 seen), shelduck (c.75) and redshank (50+) were relatively low by comparison. Small
numbers of black-tailed godwits were also present (c. 28) and there was a similar sized flock at Cosheston Pill.
