The last couple of days have been very quiet around Dengemarsh, which meant walking several miles for very little reward. I did manage an evening sea watch from the end of the Gully with CT where we picked up a Pomarine Skua but unsurprisingly little else. Up to 5 Hobbys have been noted, hopefully more as the weather warms and more dragons start appearing. I managed to miss a stunning Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail seen and photographed by GP. The first 2 adult (black billed) Great White Egrets returned yesterday, presumably failed breeders. Bitterns are still booming and the warblers are all still singing though not as often or as loudly as couple of weeks ago. A few passage waders have been making brief appearances, Common, Green and Wood Sandpipers, along with Grey Plover, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Turnstone, both Godwits, Whimbrel and Curlew. There are a very small number of Lapwing chicks, I have not seen any Redshank chicks yet but hopefully there will be some, whether they survive Gulls, Crows, Harriers and Stoats along with other predators only time will tell.
My morning Yellow Wagtail
Four-spotted Chaser
Knot, Grey Plover & Turnstone
Wood Sandpipers
Small Heath
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