The day after the night before.

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Lets set a couple of nets so that just as the tide goes out and under cover of darkness we will catch a good number of waders in 'stinky corner' Dave drew the short straw and gave Col a hand which almost put an end to 30 years of friendship. By 1am only 5 waders had been ringed, Dave was bored senseless and Col had a left wading boot full to the knee with a mixture of seawater and sewage......No comment from Dave during the walk home didn't bode well but by lunchtime today he had thawed out. The late finish meant the early morning team was short handed so only half the nets were opened. However, as reinforcements arrived around 7am things picked up, and the visiting school group seemed to have a great time. A quick shopping break at lunchtime was then followed by a useful session with more waders and more passerines as left-overs from the massive and continued passage we saw today. Forecast looks good for tomorrow so we hope that the free-flowing whisky tonight won't interfere too much with an early start? Curlew sandpiper 2, Dunlin 16, Little stint 3, Ringed plover 1, Redwing 1, Arctic redpoll 13, Redpoll 45, Willow warbler 22, Willow tit 2, Meadow pipit149, Reed bunting 24, Bluethroat 13, Dunnock 14, Brambling 25, Greenfinch 1, White wagtail 6 Yellow wagtail 1, Redstart 1, Total 339