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Steart Point a.m. high tide, 14/8/14


Among the expected waders on a partially flooded Fenning over high tide:
133 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Greenshank and a winter
plumaged Golden Plover. Over the course of 2 hours, a total of 13 Common
Terns flew out of the Parrett mouth and off down-channel,mostly during the
heavy rain showers, while a further bird was roosting among the BH Gulls
on Fenning.
Also 2 Swifts over during heavy rain.