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Very Windy April 2024 WeBS Count
Count affected by the very windy weather, notable seabirds blown up the estuary included Kittiwakes and a Guillemot and some gull passage as they headed NE.
Notable sightings included a Whimbrel, two Greenshank and a Yellow-legged Gull.
| Canada Goose | 115 | ||
| Barnacle Goose | 48 | ||
| Greylag Goose | 142 | ||
| White-fronted Goose (Greenland - flavirostris) | 1 | ||
| Mute Swan | 86 | ||
| Shelduck | 199 | ||
| Shoveler | 140 | ||
| Gadwall | 58 | ||
| Wigeon | 30 | ||
| Mallard | 155 | ||
| Pintail | 4 | ||
| Teal | 90 | ||
| Pochard | 4 | ||
| Tufted Duck | 78 | ||
| Little Grebe | 4 | ||
| Grey Heron | 5 | ||
| Little Egret | 2 | ||
| Cormorant | 17 | ||
| Moorhen | 19 | ||
| Coot | 46 | ||
| Oystercatcher | 10 | ||
| Avocet | 107 | ||
| Lapwing | 7 | ||
| Ringed Plover | 6 | ||
| Little Ringed Plover | 2 | ||
| Whimbrel | 1 | ||
| Curlew | 56 | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit | 400 | ||
| Ruff | 1 | ||
| Dunlin | 6 | ||
| Redshank | 8 | ||
| Spotted Redshank | 1 | ||
| Greenshank | 2 | ||
| Kingfisher | 2 | ||
| Black-headed Gull | 208 | ||
| Mediterranean Gull | 1 | ||
| Common Gull | 320 | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull | 13 | ||
| Herring Gull | 20 | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 6 | ||
| Guillemot | 1 | Seen from Hock Ditch by Mike King. | |
| Hybrid goose | 2 | Canada x Barnacle and Snow x Bar-headed | |
| Black Swan | 2 | ||
| Spoonbill | 1 | immature bird, fifth individual this year. | |
| Great White Egret | 2 | ||
| Crane | 11 | ||
| Kittiwake | 2 | ||
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 |
