I wasn't expecting anything in benign, pretty much windless conditions this morning so 3 Great Skuas was a surprise, albeit a distant surprise. Also - 2 Little Egrets into the bay but little else of note. Orcombe Point was very quiet with just 1+ Tree Pipit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Curlew and 2 Cirl Buntings recorded.
I was busy gardening later in the morning when Lee texted. An Osprey was hunting the lower estuary. I nipped down to Mudbank and before long, picked it up with a number of gulls in tow. It landed on Cockle Sands and was still there when I left about half an hour later. Also off there - 4 Wigeon and 3 Grey Plovers.
The Osprey spent quite some time, fishless, resting on Cockle Sands this morning having earlier been hunting the lower estuary. Many thanks to Lee for the text.
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