As I cycled past Lydd Camp the Little Owl was sitting out enjoying the early morning sunshine, while I was photographing it a Black Redstart appeared on a nearby wall carrying food, so presumably a nest near by, also Common Buzzard dropped into the Pines carrying food. If you click on the image it should give you a bigger clearer image!
The Lydd Camp Little Owl
By the flood the usual Corn bunting was singing and 3 Yellow Wagtails were nearby, the regular Wheatear seems to have deserted, probably the Stoat had something too with it. There are at least 3 Lapwing chicks in the hay fields, but I haven't seen any Redshank chicks, a drake Garganey showed very briefly.
Too many predators
Summer plumage Great white Egret over Dengemarsh with Bitterns still booming
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge, Reed and Cetti's Warblers along with Common and Lesser Whitethroats and Blackcaps are all still singing but getting more subdued by the day.
Sedge Warbler
Hairy Dragonfly munching on a Damselfly
Four Spotted Chasers are numerous at the moment
Southern Marsh Orchid
I took a walk out along the causeway between Burrowes and the New Diggings, the Sallows and long grass were full of Damsel and Dragonflys, as well as warblers and something that started to eat me alive. As you can see from the above image Burrowes water level is still very high and the rafts ahave been taken over by Herring Gulls. The only waders there were the 14 Curlews on the island in front the raft, 2 Ringed Plovers and the usual Oystercatchers, every island that is exposed has a Herring Gull or Lesser Black-backed Gull nesting on it, there are perhaps 10 Common Terns present at the moment, 2 of the Common Gull nest boxes are being used.
Hobbys are becoming more in evidence around Dengemarsh with up to 9 birds around
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