Black Terns and Ouzels!

 Not surprisingly with a North West wind the sea was very quiet so 2 Black Terns feeding over The Patch with many Common Terns  were very welcome.

Black Tern over The Patch

Black Tern with Common Terns

A walk around the area found of note a few Wheatears, Chiffchaffs, a few Swallows coming in, a Raven over, a Black Redstart singing on the power station and several Goldcrests along the edge of the trapping area.

Plenty of Hirundines over the lakes today also Black-necked and Slavonian Grebes still present.

Dengemarsh Gully was very quiet, 4 Wheatears on the concrete vents and a Raven over were about it. 2 Common Whitethroats were singing by the gully entrance.

A wander around the hay fields found a few more Hirundines but little else of note.

 Ring Ouzel

When the rain cleared late this afternoon a text from SG alerted me to the presence of up to 4 Ring Ouzels in The desert 2 of which showed themselves to me.

 Ring Ouzel past the old lighthouse

Sparrowhawk in The Desert

 Mullein first of the year in the Plodland trap.

Early Thorn by the MV.