WeBS at North Gare Sands & Seaton Sands on 23rd July 2017

On Sunday 23rd July 2017 I did my WeBS Count at North Gare Sands and Seaton Sands. Before starting the bird count I looked for Butterflies and Cinnabar Moth larvae on the walk to North Gare breakwater.

6-spot Burnet Moth 2
5-spot Burnet Moth 3
Cinnabar Moth larvae 32
plus 1 unidentified larvae

5-spot Burnet Moth

6-spot Burnet Moth

Cinnabar Moth larvae

unidentified larvae

 North Gare Sands WeBS

Cormorant 9
Ringed Plover 4
Guillemot 4
Eider 5
Common Tern 50
Sandwich Tern 300
Oystercatcher 230
Knot 42
Black headed Gull 4
Turnstone 1
Sanderling 11
Arctic Skua 2
Little Tern 4

Seaton Sands WeBS

Common Tern 4
Cormorant 5
Arctic Skua (dark phase) 1
Sandwich Tern 8
Great-crested Grebe 1