I was watching from Carew Mill and saw the 13 Glossy Ibis drop in to roost on the east bank of the Carew River just downstream from the mouth of Radford Pill (approx SN034041) at 17:09ish. Didn't actually see them land because of the angle, but the map is pretty close I think. From the OS map there appears to be a footpath running NNE from Paskeston to Hakin Point through the woods, perhaps there is a better viewing point along this path? Take a torch for the walk back if you try it!
Earlier my WeBS was clicker-tastic, my thumb was sore from counting 5,095 birds between Hook & Sprinkle Pill. Highlights were:
Greylag Goose 39 (by far the biggest flock I have ever seen in Pembs)
Teal 946
Lapwing 1,215
Dunlin 1,778
Golden Plover 740
Pintail 15
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Bar-tailed Godwit 2
Knot 2
Grey Plover 18
Another record breaking flock (for me) in a Pembs context was the 44 (!) Stock Doves that flew up from a sheep field at the mouth of sprinkle Pill (SM995110).
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