10 Whimbrel, 380 Sandwich Tern, 15 little Tern, 232 Dunlin, 51 Ringed Plover, 21 Barwits, 36 Shelduck, 1 Greenshank and 14 commic terns.
I'm pretty annoyed with myself for not ID'ing the commics, they had very dark underparts and similarly dark upperparts as well as a dull red bill which I was thinking added up to Arctic but the element of doubt kicked in when I arrived home. Looking in field guides they appeared darker in the field than they should have done for Arctic/Common, best left unidentified but i really hope I have not just turned a blind eye on some Whiskereds, unlikely as it is!





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