This mornings sea watch was very poor with just a handful of Sandwich terns, Gannets and Common Scoter. From reports I reieved the bushes around the peninsula were also poor for migrants except for a small arrival of Spotted Flycatchers. There was nothing new reported from the reserve.
The Westernmost pool at the Midrips is rapidly drying out, the other pools (see image below) are a little better, but probably wont last long if the current weather conditions prevail.
In walk along the green wall from Jury's Gap to the Wicks 34 Avocets were feeding but no sign of any breeding, also 9 Grey Plovers, 8 Turnstone, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 14 Sanderling, 3+ Dunlin, 4 Redshank, at least 60 Ringed Plovers majority of which were Tundrae birds, there was also Sandwich, Common and Little Terns feeding offshore.
Despite the difficulties in visiting these pools, climbing over the concrete sea wall and scrambling over the boulders at high tide or navigating a very slippery staircase at low tide, and that is only if the army is not live firing, it can be quite pleasant and rewarding walk, a scope is usually required as most birds tend to be distant.
A Dunlin that actually came close enough for a decent photograph
Heavily cropped Sanderling and Turnstone
A Ringed Plover with a recently hatched chick
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