Gales!

An hour in The Patch hide this morning where c150 Common Terns were over the boil, off shore 1 Red Throated Diver flew east, as did a Fulmar and a few Gannets were fishing.

At the observatory a Cuckoo was in The Moat and a couple of Greylags flew over.

The ARC from Hanson is still a bit like a watery avian desert.

At Scotney the Herring Gull island was being swamped by the waves caused by the high wind, 4 Turnstones were unusual with 42 Dunlin, 16 Ringed Plover, 2 Avocet, a 1s Little Gull and 5 Barnacle Geese were new.

 Turnstones and Dunlin at Scotney.

 I spent most of the afternoon around Dengemarsh where the Black Winged Stilt was showing well from time to time, by the ramp several Common Lizards were basking on a log pile, a Hobby was hawking over the reed beds, also 2 Marsh Harriers, and 20+ Swifts but most birds sensibly had there heads down out of the gales.