Black Throated Diver

The Little Owl was showing well this morning near Boulderwall as I made my way to The Point. 07.30 The Patch: 8 Mediterranean gulls on the beach in the Gull roost with just 4 each of Common Tern and Sandwich Tern. 5 more Mediterranean Gulls following a fishing boat, a first summer Little Gull over the boil, c30 Gannets feeding off shore along with a party of 45 Common Scoter and 3 Swifts in. A real surprise was an adult Black Throated Diver flying west just outside the boil. Behind the hide the Black Redstart still singing.

At the observatory the juvenile House Martin still devouring the moth catch.  

Lizard Orchid

 A cycle ride to Camber to see the Lizard Orchids taking in the Scotney complex where apart from 100s of Greylags and Canada Geese there was little to be seen. On the Camber pools 3 Little Egrets and several Reed and Sedge Warblers still singing. At the Lizard Orchid site I counted 70+ spikes along with many Pyramid Orchids and a few Bee Orchids.

The Midrips looking good for Autumn waders.

On the way back I visited The Midrips where I found 19 Avocet, 2 Greenshank, 6 Redshank, 6 Oystercatchers, 4 Sandwich Terns roosting , 5 Little Terns fishing off shore and a Marsh Harrier seemingly taking Shelducklings at will.