A late Black-throated Diver
In general the persistent strong cold North East wind has ruined what is usually a good time of year for migrants, as for the breeding passerines I fear for their success due to the complete lack of insects to feed there young. Even the sea watching has been quite poor with just the odd highlights like the 5 Black terns that struggled East this morning.
An unusually early Clouded Yellow along the track to Hanson a couple of days ago
Crowfoot in the smaller ponds
The plus side to the winds is the speed at which the islands are appearing at the ARC, another couple of weeks and there should be plenty for the birds, alas I saw not a single Tern at the ARC or Burrowes today, there was however 100s of Swifts with smaller numbers of Swallow and House Martins hawking over the lakes with 3+ Hobbys in attendance.
Some of the Black-tailed Godwits that have been frequenting the hay fields
Common Buzzard over the garden
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