Enjoyable couple of hours birding at Landshipping yesterday afternoon post high tide with Ali and the dog. Nice to see some small waders this side of the river!
Roosting on the rocks or feeding along the available shoreline were about 35 Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plover, 17 Oystercatchers, 1 or 2 Curlew, 9 Lapwing, about 40 Redshank and 6 Greenshank. High in the air over the west bank of the river were large numbers of Golden Plover, perhaps 3-400, spread across the sky in multiple flocks, presumably flushed from there high tide roost by someone or perhaps a raptor?
Plenty of Teal around, at least 50. and small numbers of Wigeon and Mallard, and 2 Great Crested Grebes. Also 2 Rock Pipits along the foreshore a little way to the south. The one I saw fairly well looked like a classic Rock Pipit but I wondered if Water pipit would be a possibility here?
Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goldcrest also noted....