Locally bred juvenile Wheatear

Fairly quiet again at The Point this morning, 30+ Common Whitethroats were seen along with several Lesser Whitethroats and Willow Warblers, of note another Nightingale was trapped and processed, also a locally bred juvenile Wheatear.

At the ARC 3 Garganey among the 100s of eclipse ducks present, 2 Common Sandpipers, 23 Golden Plovers, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers among the many Lapwing and Black-headed Gulls.

Dengemarsh held 4 Great White Egrets, a Ruff, a Wood Sandpiper, c100 Sand Martins and the usual Marsh Harriers.

A 30 minute sea watch from the fishing boats this afternoon saw just 5 Gannets and c30 Sandwich Terns. 

Sedge Warbler from Firth

From Firth 2 Black Terns among the 200+ Common Terns, 4 Sandwich Terns, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers on the exposed mud, In the cleared Sallows in front the hide Common Whitethroats, Reed, Sedge and Willow Warblers are easy to see.

Common Whitethroat from Firth

Little Ringed plover from Firth

Common Sandpiper from Firth

100s of Gulls following the tractors working in the fields opposite my garden this evening