We made our way to Ginst Point and as we crossed the grazing marshes we could pick out about 200 Lapwings and 50 Golden Plover. Numbers of these species have dropped considerably since the cold snap.
Finally we reached the beach in glorious weather and set off heading back towards Pendine. As usual at weekends there were hoards of dog walkers/emptiers and I assumed birds might be hard to find. Walking far enough we did find 6 Ringed Plovers and a sizeable flock of mixed waders on the shoreline. I managed to get reasonably close to scope the flock and discovered 50 Dunlin, 30 Sanderling, 30 Knot and 40 Grey Plover.
After a long slog back to the car we took in the Saturday papers and a picnic lunch before moving on to Pendine village and then walked out to Telpyn Point. Numbers of birds on the sea were poor with just one Red-throated Diver, a single Great Crested Grebe and 30 Common Scoter. Two Fulmars were prospecting the cliffs nearer to Amroth.
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