27/06/2024

 I've spent some time wandering around the back of Scotney checking the lakes and fields, the fields have been relatively disappointing with just small numbers of Corn Buntings and Yellow Wagtails, Barn Owl and Little Owl were seen but usually distant. On the lakes it look as though the Avocets have done well, unfortunately the crops are now so tall it is extremely difficult to view. The Sand pit has been the most productive producing 10 species of wader and the breeding Sand Martins. The Arc has not yet been very productive though I'm sure it will soon start to produce the birds, at the moment it seems there is just a lone pair of Avocets nesting and an Oystercatcher with 2 chicks along with the now traditional 100s of Gadwall and Pochard. I spent an hour this afternoon at the fishing boats doing my first summer afternoon sea watch of the season, it was very pleasant but apart from 29 Swifts departing our shores it was like watching paint dry.

5 of the 15 Green Sandpipers that were present on this visit

A long wander around the reserve last night found several Norfolk Hawkers, it is amazing the way that the  once very rare Dragonfly has colonised the south coast so quickly.

This Wren seemed to be trying out sing a Cetti's Warbler

This Greenshank was flying around the the very nearly completely dried out hay fields, until it rains or water is pumped on to the fields there will very little of interest to see avian wise.

This young Badger was snuffling its way around the predator fence

Garganey on Burrowes from Firth, at least islands are starting to appear on Burrowes

A Wall Lizard found on my wanderings

A tatty Beautiful marbled from the Plodland trap

True Lover Knot