With an overcast sky and a stiff cold South Easterly blowing this morning, I joined Owen in the newly roofed sea watch hide, we were hoping for some off shore movement but we were to be sorely disappointed.
07.30-08.30
Red-throated diver: 8W 2E
Gannet: 17W 6E
Cormorant: 835 into Rye bay
Kittiwake: 9W
Mediterranean Gull: 2E
Sandwich Tern: 4E (party of 4)
Guillemot: 1W
Razorbill: 2W. 1 on
Auk sp: 37W 12E
07.30-08.30
Red-throated diver: 8W 2E
Gannet: 17W 6E
Cormorant: 835 into Rye bay
Kittiwake: 9W
Mediterranean Gull: 2E
Sandwich Tern: 4E (party of 4)
Guillemot: 1W
Razorbill: 2W. 1 on
Auk sp: 37W 12E
The 3 Cattle Egrets still frequenting the Boulderwall Fields and Dengemarsh area
3 visits to the reserve today saw very little, not even a Caspian or Yellow-legged Gull unlike yesterday when I saw 3 and 5 respectively. While waiting for the Gulls to come into roost the party of 17 Black-tailed Godwits that have been coming to roost for the last 3 days at least came in, also 4 of yesterdays 6 Ruff.
2 of the 4 Marsh Harriers that were flushing the Gulls
When the Gulls started to arrive so did the Marsh Harriers flushing everything repeatedly, it never ceases to amaze me that Great Black-backed Gulls flush from Marsh Harriers, I'm sure that the Gulls would do a Marsh Harrier serious damage if it had the temerity to attack them. I stayed until after sunset panning through the Gulls but couldn't find anything noteworthy, some of the Gulls were sporting colour rings but it was too dark for me to read them. As drove out of the reserve a Common buzzard and 2 Great White Egrets flew over the track heading to their roosts.
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