Yesterday, nice still, sunny and warm conditions; not what you expect for the 2nd November. Tide ideal for Purple Sandpipers but if they were there I couldn't find them in the strong low sun, just two Rock Pipits inside the moat.
At Eastney a few parties of Brent, single Grey Plover and RBM. Two single herons tried to cross from Hayling to Eastney one successfully and one driven mercilessly back eastwards by two aggressive Herring Gulls.
Today a slow walk round the pond produced just seven Shoveler, two terrapins and a 'chwitt' ing Cetti's Warbler. Big surprise were a pair of Wigeon sleeping in the shade of the main island; I'm sure they will decamp to somewhere more suitable overnight.
