Chiffchaff were very obvious today with double figures present including several in song. Mid afternoon six Firecrest were found actively feeding amongst the bramble and elder. A single Willow Warbler was also located.
There was a Little Gull on the scrape with over 50 Mediterranean Gull, six Avocet , our first Little Ringed Plover and ten Pintail. A Red Admiral was also on the wing.
1 Swallow, 2 Sandwich Terns, 16 Velvet Scoter, 30 Brent >E, 20 Med Gulls on marsh.
Pete Rouse
Numbers of gulls at Ternery Pool continue to increase, with 52 Mediterranean Gull and 700+ Black-headed Gull present there this morning, along with 50 Sandwich Tern, which again roosted to the right of the Crittall Hide with 166 Oystercatcher. On Flat Beach, four Wheatear were present (with a further two birds on Harbour Farm), while the Quarry played host to a lovely male Pintail, and two Brent Goose rested on Wader Pool briefly before flying off to the the east.
Nine Sand Martins today at exactly same area as yesterday’s Swallow.
Two Firecrests, 5 Chiffchaffs and 4 Redwings were in the low gorse and a single Wheatear was also present this morning. A further Firecrest and 10 Redwings were in the small wood besides Scotney GP.