Hobby's,Swift's and a Puffin!

Very quiet on the sea this morning with just a handful of Gannets seen and 3 Swallows in.

Several hours spent around the reserve failed to find anything unusual. There were still many Swifts and smaller numbers of Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins, at least 9 Hobby's were present. I spent a while photographing them and the Swifts with limited success.

 Hobby

 AT the ARC a Cuckoo, 2 Marsh Harriers and all the usual reed bed Warblers, also plenty of Reed Buntings. Chffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Linnets were all present. While on Burrowes a single Ringed Plover, a Little Ringed Plover and a Turnstone. In the Hayfields I could only find a single Lapwing chick, hopefully the others were well hidden. Good to see water being pumped onto an almost dry Hayfield 3.

 Swift

 This evening Owen Leyshon showed me a partially oiled dead Puffin that was found on Greatstone Beach, one day i'll see a live one at Dungeness. Another day trip to France tomorrow mainly to look at some sites that look good on the map.

Puffin