Willow Warblers

07.00-08.00 at the fishing boats: Highlights were 2 Arctic Skuas seemingly working as a team robbing the c30 Commic Terns as they fished off shore, also 6 Turnstone on the beach. At The Patch 2 Little Gulls and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull. More interesting was a colour ringed Lesser Black Backed Gull, (blue ring white letters HVAK)

 A small arrival of Willow Warblers with 4 in the lighthouse garden, c10 in The Moat, 8 Dengemarsh Gully (MH),

 On the reserve 2 Black-necked Grebes from Dennis's Hide + 3 more Willow Warblers, from firth hide 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 4 Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, a Garganey, 2 Egyptian Geese and more Willow warblers in the bushes. On Dengemarsh the Great White Egret still and on the Tern rafts still some very young chicks.
At the ARC the Black-necked Grebe, 4 Dunlin, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, small numbers of Sand Martins. At the pines 4+ Willow warblers.

Over the high tide at the fishing boats this afternoon off shore passage was nil! Fortunately a Common terns were fishing close in shore.