A dire sea watch this morning.
07.00-08.30 from the sea watch hide:
Greylag Goose: 2 in
Brent Goose: 8E
Mallard: 1E
Common Scoter: 14E 33W
Red-throated Diver: 2E
Great-crested Grebe: 1E 3 on
Gannet: c25 feeding o/s
Cormorant: c40 around
Mediterranean Gull: 2W both 1w
Kittiwake: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 37E 73W
Guillemot: 1 on
Harbour Porpoise: 10+
At the observatory Jacques was kept busy trapping a fresh batch of Wheatears and Black Redstarts. There were a few new Chiffchaffs but little else. The 2 Peregrines were on the pylons again.
From the causeway a summer plumage Black-necked Grebe could be seen on the New Diggings, opposite on the ARC a Great White Egret.
An hour sky watching from home saw c12 Common Buzzards, 2 Marsh harriers and a Raven, a Cetti's Warbler singing near by made on to the from the garden list.
07.00-08.30 from the sea watch hide:
Greylag Goose: 2 in
Brent Goose: 8E
Mallard: 1E
Common Scoter: 14E 33W
Red-throated Diver: 2E
Great-crested Grebe: 1E 3 on
Gannet: c25 feeding o/s
Cormorant: c40 around
Mediterranean Gull: 2W both 1w
Kittiwake: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 37E 73W
Guillemot: 1 on
Harbour Porpoise: 10+
An hour sky watching from home saw c12 Common Buzzards, 2 Marsh harriers and a Raven, a Cetti's Warbler singing near by made on to the from the garden list.
Bearded Tit by the hay fields
A walk from Springfield Bridge round to Dengemarsh round to Dengemarsh Hide saw 4 Bearded Tits, a brief view of a Bittern, plenty of Reed Buntings, a Marsh Harrier and another Raven of note.
Dengemarsh Gully was very quiet, a few each of Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Reed Bunting.
Female Wheatear
The rest of my afternoon was spent looking for the Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly that was re-found by OL, but to no avail.
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