Many of the wintering waders and ducks seem to have already departed, based on observations at Angle Bay today. Very few ducks were present apart from a few shelducks, and 13 wigeon. No pintail, teal or mallard were found, neither were any small waders. A flock of 22 Bar-tailed godwits flew around the Angle village end but settled elsewhere, and 22 brent geese fed in the bay through the low tide. Out in the bay there were 11 great crested grebes, 2 great northern divers and c20 gannets busily diving. Gulls were present in good numbers on the shore during the extremely low spring tide, particularly common gull, of which there were at least 400.
The most notable sighting was of two common dolphins which had become stranded in the mud at the village end of the bay. The larger one, presumed to be a mother of the other one, appeared to have been snagged by a rope. Happily, they both survived and once the tide came in, swam out into the bay after a bit of help from a rescue team organised by the Sea Trust in Goodwick and BDMR.
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| The adult common dolphin |
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| The younger common dolphin |
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| Swimming away happily (hopefully) |
