Waderless WeBS

Yesterday's WeBS count was uninspiring to say the least and gave the impression that spring migration is largely over. The high number of kayakers, water skiers and sailers on the estuary combined with the clear weather probably didn't help, but despite counting at Flow Point and Passage House I couldn't find any waders bar a solitary Curlew. Other totals were nothing to write home about and included 27 Mute Swans, 28 Shelducks, 7 Little Egrets, 14 Cormorants and a Sandwich Tern. An hour scanning the skies produced plenty of Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk but no scarcer raptors.