27 Sanderling, 8 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover & a Turnstone were on the beach before the moon had set in the sky and the sun had risen above the horizon early on. In the last couple of years it is suspected that the Sanderling are coming onto the beach to feed overnight and then depart with the first dog walkers of the day. 30 Black-headed Gull heading south early on are probably birds roosting on the sea to the north-east of us heading into the estuary to feed although numbers doing this have declined in recent winters. Handful of Kitts & Red-throated Diver offshore although the bright early morning sunshine was no incentive to stare out into the abyss.
