Kingfisher from Hanson early morning

3 visits to the ARC today saw Kingfisher, a Bittern, Great White Egrets, Marsh Harriers,  a Peregrine, Black-throated Diver which relocated to Burrowes this afternoon, Goldeneye, Ruff, 15+ Black-tailed Godwits, 10+ Dunlin, 4 Redshank among several 100 Lapwing & the usual wildfowl. Over the road a Slavonian Grebe was on the New Diggings. 

 Kingfisher from Hanson early morning

 Kingfisher from Hanson early morning

 Black-throated Diver over the ARC early morning

 Great White Egret from Hanson Early morning

  Great White Egret from Hanson Early morning

  Great White Egret from Hanson Early morning

  Great White Egret from Hanson Early morning

 Norwegian Ringed JH783 & JK586 on the power station

2 visits to The Patch saw little of note apart from the 1w Glaucous Gull, 2 Peregrines and some more colour ringed Gulls. At the fishing boats the 1w Caspian Gull was in the beach roost.

 Meadow Pipit on perimeter wall

A wander around the trapping area was very quiet, 2 Bullfinch and a Kestrel being the highlights.

Part of the 2,658 Cormorants on the islands on Burrowes

This afternoon as it was so quiet and the weather was deteriorating I decided to count the Cormorants on the islands on Burrowes. I counted 2,658 but more were coming in after I finished counting and gone back to the beach.