24/05/2020

 Corn bunting still singing by the flood today

Fairly quiet at Dengemarsh today, though there was a large number of Swifts moving through. The corn bunting was still singing by the flood which still holds a pair of Yellow Wagtails. A Cattle Egret seems settled in the hay fields with 3 Little Egrets for company, also a Black-tailed godwit seems to have taken up residence there. I didn't see any Lapwing or Redshank chicks today so I fear the worst. The path has been littered with Duck eggs and Wader eggs obviously stolen by Crows. All the usual Warblers can still be heard singing but much subdued, as well as Bearded Tit, Water Rail and Bittern. The Hobbys seem to have moved on, I'm guessing thats a food issue as Dragaonfly numbers are very low, though Damsels are quite abundant in sheltered spots, hopefully the coming warmer weather will bring out more Dragons and maybe even a Red-footed Falcon.

 Cattle Egret around the hay fields

 The Cattle Egret with its escort of 3 Little Egrets.

 This Purple Heron was first seen coming out of Cooks Pool by Dave Scott early on the 07/05/2020, it remained till the 13/05/2020 but was very elusive.

It blends superbly with the reeds