Highlights from counts covering Mablethorpe to Pyes Hall,
golden plover 3900, knot 4300, purple sand 1 saltfleet haven and 6 fly bys donna nook, d b brent 520, little grebe 19, red necked grebe 2 fly bys D N , red brst merg 2 s, peregrine 2, long tail duck 2 s, rock pipit 71, snipe 28,and snow bunting 19, saltfleetby, dunlin 520, little gull 4 s DN,
also 3 pom skuas and 2 bonxies, 78 little auks,twite43, suprisingly no lapland buntings, The surge tide has left its mark on the saltmarshes with some noticeble erosion in places and the beaches have also changed in places with new gullies and run offs Donna Nook foreshore is temporarily closed due to live ordnance washed up, cheers, John.
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