Spent a long time with this beautiful flock of thirteen Avocets in Duckpond this morning, following the overnight arrival of storm Chandra which delivered a tonne of rain. By far my biggest ever Exmouth count and by far my best ever views! Avocets are really scarce in Exmouth despite the close proximity of the wintering birds further upriver.
Carter Park - two adult Mediterranean Gulls with c190 Black-headed Gulls. Nearby in Duckpond - 13 Avocets, 1 male Goldeneye, 1 Whimbrel, c90 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 7 Great Crested Grebes and 4 Mediterranean Gulls (2ad, 2w + fw). Nearby - the pair of Cirl Buntings and 1 Meadow Pipit on the Imperial rec. A first-winter Little Gull was off Shelly Beach and 2 Great Northern Divers were off the seafront.
Yesterday - off Orcombe Point - 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Divers, 1 male Common Scoter, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Great Crested Grebes. Two more Mediterranean Gulls were in the Duckpond with 30+ Common Gulls. A good count of 205+ Common Gulls was off Mudbank along with 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 110 Grey Plovers, 9 Sanderling and 33 Knot.
A very probable but all too brief first-winter Caspian Gull was off Warren Point (scoped from the quay) amongst a feeding melee of Herring Gulls, along with a further 2 Mediterranean Gulls.
First-winter Mediterranean Gull - Duckpond. Adult below. I've seen up to fifteen the past couple of days so clearly some movement happening.
Adult Mediterranean Gull - Carter Park.
Male Cirl Bunting - Imperial recreation ground.
Whimbrel - still showing superbly!
Drake Goldeneye still n the Duckpond.
Great Crested Grebe - the Duckpond.
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