Tuesday, 7 September 2021

The Gann

 

Good look around the Gann this evening. 30 Dunlin on the pools (had risen to 60 on the shore at high tide), 2 Curlew sandpiper on the pools (3 on the shore at HT), 35 Redshank on the pools and river, 8 Greenshank together on the pools (with 3 birds on the marsh), 80+ Curlew on the marsh. 31 Ringed plover on the shore at HT, inc 2 ringed birds (one seemed to have 3-4 pastel shades, pale green, orange, white, the other darker green and red). Good to see David O who managed pictures of one of them and Alun Jones). 2 Sanderling, 6 Turnstone. Otherwise 17 Teal on the marsh, 7 Little egret, 3 Heron. 3 Whitethroat and 2 Sedge warbler. 200 Starling murmurating.