Thursday 19/03/2020

I ended up spending most of the day around the lighthouse area after Stephen Message found/refound the Short-toed Treecreeper in the lighthouse garden.

Hopefully with comparison of DWs image of Tuesdays bird in DBs garden we may be able to say whether this is the same or new bird.

07:50-08:20 from by the hide:
Red-throated Diver: 4E      1W
Great-crested Grebe: 2W      12 on
Gannet: 18E
Cormorant: present n/c
Sandwich Tern: 2E
Meadow Pipit c40 in
Wheatear: 3 around hide
Black Redstart: 2 behind Hide
Chiffchaff: 3 behind hide
Harbour Porpoise: 2+

 Short-toed Treecreeper

 Short-toed Treecreeper

 Short-toed Treecreeper

 Short-toed Treecreeper

 Short-toed Treecreeper

 Short-toed Treecreeper

For a long time I thought I was going to have to make do with this image, until it popped up again

Redwing in the lighthouse garden this morning, along with at least 4 Firecrests and several Goldcrests

Several Black Redstarts were around

 Several Wheatears were new in this morning

 Small parties of Meadow Pipits came in this morning 

Resident Stonechat pair female bearing a ring

Late afternoon at Dengemarsh there was no sign of yesterdays Red-necked Grebe though it could easily have been in the reeds, at least 2 Water Pipits still present and a a Ruff. @ Great White Egrets and 3 Little Egrets were on Tanners Pool