Weather: sunny, clear with a strong, cold wind. From 1:30pm.
All along the shoreline: Sanderling, Turnstone, Redshank, Oystercatcher. A large flock of birds was noticed flying over the water near to the shore, at first I assumed they were knot but on closer inspection I noticed a long bill, long brown wings with no white bar, indicative of Bar-Tailed Godwit. Probably over 100 then congregated at various points on the beach between the groynes, when they weren't being disturbed by the seemingly countless un-leashed dogs!
Further species amongst the others: a lonesome Knot providing good close-up views & a nice contrast to the half dozen or so Dunlin that were amongst the sanderlings.
Black-Headed Gull, continually flew over with lesser numbers of Common Gull amongst them.
Finally on leaving the beach a group of 5 Curlew flew overhead & ubiquitous Woodpigeon in their dozens in the fields.
11 species.
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