It's been a busy few days on the peninsular for scarce birds, so far I have been lucky enough to see and photograph them all, even really poor efforts of Tree Pipits and Whinchats along with the usual Egrets, Ibis, Garganey and Caspian Gull. Hopefully more to come.
Although there were a few Balearic Shearwaters off shore today there was precious little else actually moving, 5 or 6 Arctic Skuas chased the Terns off shore, the Guillemot passed by but nothing else.
One of 4 Ospreys I have seen over the last few days on the peninsula, this one at Denge Marsh
A Gorgeous juvenile Honey Buzzard toured the peninsula yesterday
A Young Sparrowhawk in my garden at the weekend
It took it 1hr 10minutes to pluck and consume this unfortunate House Sparrow.
White Winged Tern (top left) with Black terns on Burrowes today
White Winged Tern
Black Terns on Burrowes today
Todays flighty Pectoral Sandpiper on the ARC this afternoon
One of the 2 Wrynecks around The Point in the last couple of days
Another excellent bird on the peninsular, a Red-necked Phalarope on Lade South Lake
The Denge Marsh Hobbys seem to have reared at least one very vocally demanding chick
One of at least 3 Garganey still present on the ARC in a deluge
2 of the 8 Cattle Egrets around the reserve
A Wood Sandpiper in the sandpit along with 15 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints etc
