tried again around high tide today, again very quite at the haven
7 gadwall
5 widgeon
2 smallish flocks brents 80 approx.
skylarks singing & meadow pips in songflight
then walked down towards pyes and had a look at the large wet area of mud, not bad, wish we had more,
40 + dunlin
7 sanderling
15 ringed plover
25 redshank
20 teal
2 shoveller
8 gadwall
4 mallard
2 water pipit
rock pipit
2 buzzard inc the pale bird
and probably short eared owl very brief view but never came back above the far bank 95% sure it was short eared owl
kestrel
2 grey partridge on the walk down
hope this area stays as a wetland but looks to be drying out, need some rain
also approx. 15 little egret at grainthorpe, the dykes and pyes end
terry whalin