From the causeway this morning the 2 White-winged Black Terns and 3 Black Terns could be seen hawking, along with many House and Sand Martins and a few Swallows.
Willow Warbler in the Station Gorse
A wander around the Desert area with AJG saw a few each of Willow Warblers and Common Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Redstart, a Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchats, 5 Wheatears, c20 Meadow Pipits and 2 each of Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers. Overhead many House Martins and Swallows with a few Sand Martins and a few Yellow Wagtails.
At Lloyds a Firecrest and Black Redstart and a couple more Willow Warblers. Also between the obsevatory and the Old lighthouse I flushed 9 Vestals,
Wheatear in the Desert
In Dengemarsh Gully 4 each of Willow Warbler and Common Whitethroat, a Whinchat, my first Chiffchaff of the autumn, 2 Ravens and a Peregrine.
At Scotney 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Common Sandpipers, c10 Yellow Wagtails and the best part of 1,500 feral Geese but once again no sign of the Spoonbills.
A sea watch from near the boats 13.45-15.00:
Teal: 8WBalearic Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 6W
Turnstone: 1 on beach
Common Sandpiper: 1 on beach
Arctic Skua: 1W
Black Tern: 2 around
Sandwich Tern: 17W c20 around
Common Tern: 22W c20 around
Arctic Tern: 1W juvenile
Harbour Porpoise: 6+
Teal: 8W
Common Sandpiper from Firth
On the reserve the Icterine Warbler was seen again (not by me). 4 Black-necked Grebes, 3 from Dennis's and 1 from Makepiece, 4 Common Sandpipers, a large mixed flock of Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits, with several each of Reed, Sedge, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Common and Lesser Whitethroats and Chaffinches.
This evening from Springfield bridge 2 Great White Egrets, 4 Marsh Harriers and a Bittern of note before the rain came again.
Black-necked Grebes from Dennis's
Another Jersey Tiger in the Plodland MV also 6 Vestals
Dytiscus sp. in the trap this morning
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