Migrants!

 Juvenile Golden Plover in The Desert

Around the desert and bushes this today there were plenty of migrants, at least 4 Common Redstarts, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Garden Warblers, lots of Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 3+ Whinchats, 8+ Wheatears, the Wryneck was still insitu,  a few Swallows moving through, a juvenile Golden Plover running around and 2 more over, I've probably seen more Wrynecks on the ground in the desert than Golden Plovers.

 1 of 2 Spotted Flycatchers in The Desert

 1 of 4 Common Redstarts seen in The Desert

 Daily pic of the Wryneck

 1 of Great Spotted Woodpeckers

 2 more Juvenile Golden Plover over The Desert

 Tree Pipit at the Observatory

Good numbers of birds trapped and processed at the observatory this morning including the above Tree Pipit. From the top of The Moat c20 Common Buzzards were seen, presumably local birds and wandering juveniles. 

 Humming Bird Hawkmoth on the perimeter wall

A very brief look at the sea from the sea watch hide saw c20 Gannets feeding way out to sea, c20 Sandwich Terns feeding, a summer plumaged Red-throated Diver on the sea, 8 Common Terns over The Patch and 8+ Harbour Porpoises off shore.

 The Wryneck again this afternoon as it disappeared into the Pear Tree

Another walk around the bushes this afternoon was similar to this morning, though the Wryneck had moved over to the Pear Tree and did not want to be photographed.

 Marsh frog Hanson Hide

On the ARC from Hanson 3, Garganey, 78, Golden Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, c150 Lapwings, 4 Cattle Egrets, 6+ Great White Egrets, 3 Black Terns and a Goldeneye among the usual wild fowl.

1 of 3 Garganey on The ARC