Beach Reserve

25th February 2010, Thursday

Highlights from the Beach Reserve this morning have included 180 Knot and 22 Grey Plover along the shore. Flat Beach Level/Quarry attracted 900 Lapwing, 31 Redshank, 42 Dunlin, 28 Golden plover, 34 Brent Geese and 49 Gadwall. At dawn 230 Curlew were present on a flooded corner of Harbour Farm were they had roosted overnight. Several Mediterranean Gulls were present at Ternery Pool first thing, and birds have been seen in flight or heard calling over the Beach Reserve.