On the sea this morning as there was still lots of Guillemots and Razorbills tooing and froing, with a few Red-throated Divers, Gannets and Kittiwakes doing the same but nothing really moving, I took the opportunity to give the sea watch hide and Patch hide a bit of a tidy and maintenance with some WD40 on the locks and hinges. Behind the sea watch hide the usual Black Redstart, c20 Meadow Pipits, 10 Chaffinches, Grey Wagtail and several Pied Wagtails, also 2 Peregrines. The gull flock at The Patch held nothing of note as far as I could see.
A brief look at the ARC from the causeway failed to see the Smew, but I believe it was reported as still present.
There were 4 Cattle Egrets at Cockles Bridge and the 2 Glossy Ibis flew over towards Cooks Pool, 2 Great White Egrets were out along the ditches.
Several hours out on the marsh getting nice views of the Whooper and Bewick's Swans at Baynham Farm,
though the the flock of 36 Bewick's Swans seem to have relocated to the back of Pigwell but can still be seen albeit very distantly from Dennes Road, I believe they moved due to the noise of contractors repairing a damaged fence.
Walking a couple of the green lanes, Yellowhammers, Reed Buntings, Tree Sparrows were all found, but in general the Marsh was fairly quiet.
Whooper Swans
Whooper and Bewick's Swan
Juvenile Bewick's Swans
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