Boat fire off Starcross - sadly, one of the Exmouth to Starcross ferries.
Maer Rocks from first light - 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Divers, 5 or 6 Common Scoters and 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.
Mudbank - not all species counted but 33 Ringed Plovers, c400+ Dunlin, 36 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 5 Knot, c165+ Pintail, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 12 Common Gulls and 1 Chiffchaff noted.
West Lodge - 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldcrests, 12 Goldfinches, 1 Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Stonechat.
Bystock - 26+ Redwing, 2+ Firecrests, 2 Snipe, 1 Dartford Warbler, 6 Mallard, 1 Moorhen and 1 Little Grebe.
Siberian Chiffchaff - West Lodge.
Heard it call today - not the expected tristis call but a gentle 'hueet' - softer, quieter and less forcefully uttered than nearby collybitta but only subtly different. I understand there may be some variability in tristis call but all my previous Sibe Chiffs have either been silent or have uttered the classic 'heep'.
Stonechat - West Lodge - the wintering male.
Little Egret - Mudbank.
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