A pair of juvenile Bearded Tits at the ARC this morning
There has been not been much to post about for the last few days, spring sea watching has more or less petered out, with the exception of a trickle of Manx Shearwaters an a couple of pulses of Arctic Skuas.
This morning with more strong SW winds and rain I went straight to the ARC just in case Red-necked Phalarope had pitched in overnight with little expectation of seeing one, so I was not disappointed when I didn't see one. I was delighted to see a family of Bearded Tits up close, but more delighted to see a Redshank chick on the long island, it was totally unexpected after the Avocets and Black-headed Gulls all deserted there nests there, at least the Avocets look as though they are trying again on a different island.
I had just left the hide when Ray O'reilly put out a message that the female Red-crested Pochard had reappeared after being missing for some weeks and she had 4 newly hatched ducklings, representing the first breeding on the Dungeness peninsular.
Around the reserve 17 Hobbys hunting together over the Hookers viewpoint, a couple of Black-tailed Godwits and Sanderling on the Hayfields and Burrowes. A Purple Heron was reported over the New Excavations thgis afternoon.
Juvenile Bearded Tits at the ARC this morning
Adult male Bearded Tit at the ARC this morning
A female Red-crested Pochard with 4 ducklings at the ARC this morning
Adult and juvenile Redshank at the ARC this morning
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