An amazing rain storm, thunder and lightening at 8. 30. till about 9.00. However, this must have brought down a superb close little tern near the entrance at the waters edge along with sandwich and common tern. A dog walker of course put these up. Minutes later an arctic skua flew over and out into the estuary. When the rain cleared a flock of 18 black tailed godwits flew up the estuary and landed on the path near the leri, when i located them dogs ran them to flee for their lives again! Lots of dunlin and r plover along the tidal edge also 2 curlew sands. Common scoter looked exhausted and great skua mobbing gulls was a good find. Lots of waders busy feeding as tide receeded but what disturbance! Sanderling 15 Knot 28 lots of dunlin and r plover. P.S. Yesterday on the field behind the caravans a flock of at least 700 canada geese, amazing sight, also lots of meadow pipits at least 30 near the boatyard.