March 4th
Although the sun was shining there was a chilly westerly breeze blowing as we walked around the Oyster Farm lagoons this morning. We saw 664 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 10 Ringed Plovers, 13 Mute Swans, 19 Redshank, 5 Shelduck, 7Oystercatchers, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Snow Bunting briefly on the seawall, 2 Turnstone, 4 Mallard, 12 Cormorants, 5 Stonechats, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret and 2 Pied Wagtails.
At Grenham Bay this morning on an incoming tide Terry Wilson counted 120 Brent Geese, 42 Grey Plovers, 50 Sanderlings, 20 Ringed Plovers, 60 Dunlin, 3 Curlews, 4 Turnstones, 20 Common Scoter and 2 Great Crested Grebes.