Grey, overcast and chilly throughout with a brisk westerly breeze bringing little spells of drizzle; a quiet day on the bird front with the few bits heading south consisting of 12 Curlew, 31 Dunlin, a Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 45 Oystercatchers, 3 Redshank, 11 Ringed Plover and 2 Turnstone.
The few other birds included 8 Willow Warblers, a Yellow Wagtail and a re-trap Nightingale from the 13th.
A walk along the Deben at Melton in the afternoon at low tide produced the highlight of an adult Caspian Gull along with a nice array of waders including single Grey Plover and Green Sandpiper (both my first here), 42 Ringed Plover, a Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 190 Redshank, 6 Greenshank and 310+ Black-tailed Godwits while three Teal were also my first here.
There was then another bit of a tern movement offshore in the evening which tonight comprised 316 Common Terns and 212 Sandwich Terns along with 2 Grey Plover, 14 Turnstone, 10 Dunlin and another Purple Sandpiper.
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