Weather: bright, mild but windy.
Gore Point.
From 113:0am.
A visit to Gore Point to see if long-tailed duck were present on the seas after reading NOA website reports, however I had no luck after a few scans of the seas. However an impressive flock of c70 Fieldfare were amongst a set of bushes (sea buckthorn) on the seawall; even when they were disturbed they made straight back for their favoured shrubs. Amongst them were a couple of Blackbird & a few Starling. Also about 50 Oystercatcher were along the shore with a similar number of Black-Headed Gull.
Thornham Harbour.
From 12:15pm.
A follow-up visit for the lapland buntings but this time the fields were drier & no small birds at all could be seen foraging. However there were probably 100+ Golden Plover & 30-50 Lapwing. On the harbour mud, as usual, a dozen or so Redshank, overflying Meadow Pipit, one distant Little Egret in a dyke & up to 40 Curlew on the marshes towards the shore. Leaving the harbour amongst the hedgerow were Dunnock & Blue Tit.
13 species.
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