Sitting in the Sun!

A poor video of yesterdays Roseate Tern

After emptying the moth trap this morning I drove to the fishing boats making a short stop at Cockles Bridge, where a Marsh Harrier and Common Buzzard were hunting, 2 Yellow Wagtails were in the Paddock with 2 Stock Doves until a male Sparrowhawk shot across the paddock narrowly missing one of the Yellow Wagtails.
At the fishing boats just a handful of Common and Sandwich Terns were feeding along with a single 2s Mediterranean Gull and a bull Grey Seal.
At The Patch 7+ juv.Yellow-legged Gulls, 7 Mediterranean Gulls including a juvenile and a few Common Terns.  

 Little Owl, Scotney

At Scotney the 2 Spoonbills still showing distantly where as 2 Little Owls showed very well. The usual Yellow Wagtails, Corn buntings and Tree Sparrows were seen, but it seems that all of 15 Avocet nests have now been predated probably by a Badger.

2hrs sitting on the beach at the fishing boats this afternoon in the glorious sunshine, (retirement is tough) saw the Roseate Tern again briefly as it sped by heading westwards, a few Sandwich Terns headed west carrying fish for presumably youngster at Rye Harbour, which seems a long way to go to catch a meal, whats happened to the Rye Bay fish stocks? Also past the boats 5 Mediterranean gulls including a juvenile and 3 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls.

  

Below some of the moths that are scarce on the peninsular found in the Plodland trap in last few days.

 Scarce Silver-lines

 Small Mottled Willow (8 so far)

 Maple Prominent

 Vapourer

Sycamore