Dolphins and Turtle Doves!

07.00-09.30 from the sea watch hide with DW and AJG:

Gannet: 6E

Shoveller: 1E

Common Scoter: 36E

Great Skua: 1E

Pomarine Skua: 1E

Black Tern: 3E

Mixed flock of Commic and Sandwich Terns feeding o/s c300

Kittiwake: 5E    2W

Mediterranean Gull: 2E

Swallow: 2 in

Black Redstart: on perimeter fence

Grey Seal: 1

White Beaked Dolphin: 5+ spotted by DW just west of The Patch for about 30 minutes.

Turtle Dove Walland marsh

A Bee-eater was spotted by PB heading towards the Power Station, but evaded me at The Point where the bushes were very quiet, the best being 2 Sparrowhawks.
Late morning a look around the marsh with AJG, in particular a wander along the canal at Kenardington saw several Yellow Hammers, Blackcaps, Common Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs, Green Woodpeckers, Song and Mistle Thrushes, a Hobby  and 3 Turtle Doves.
Coming back across the marsh brilliant views of 2 more Turtle Doves and a Marsh Harrier.
At Scotney this afternoon 5 Avocets on the spit with 3+ young, disappointingly I didn't see any other waders.
A plod around the reserve this evening was predictably quiet in the dreary conditions, of note 2 Marsh Harriers over Dengemarsh, 4 Garganey(3 drakes and a duck), 22 Gadwall and 32 Carrion Crows on Hay Field 3.