A quick pre-work check of Passage House from the car park yesterday morning produced two Curlew Sandpipers, two Dunlins, three Greenshanks and a Common Sandpiper on the spit.
Dunlin and two Curlew Sandpipers |
On the falling tide this morning a Curlew Sandpiper dropped in to Passage House where it foraged for a short while before departing down the estuary with a Dunlin. It was also a rare double-godwit day for the Teign with individuals of both Black-tailed Godwit and Bar-tailed Godwit present amongst the Curlew flock.
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Curlew Sandpiper (c) |
A 1cy Caspian Gull was on the The Salty this evening with at least 950 Herring and 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Good to join in with the recent influx on the Axe & Exe estuaries, now for a Glossy Ibis...
Also present 275 Oystercatcher and two Curlew.
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Red-necked Grebe |
Combined totals from the estuary on Saturday afternoon and this morning included 308 Oystercatchers, 61 Curlew, 50 Turnstones, 14 Greenshanks, 13 Common Sandpipers, eight Ringed Plovers, seven Dunlin, one Ruff, one Redshank, 356 Canada Geese, one Bar-headed Goose, c.50 Mallards, 26 Mute Swans, two Moorhens, 39 Little Egrets, 10 Cormorants and one Water Rail.
The Ruff has been showing off Passage House for the past three days and is the first on patch for a decade. Yesterday a Little Gull was also seen in the Passage House area but there was no sign this morning