RXwildlife Sightings

There was a huge clear out of migrants overnight with very few birds present this morning. A trickle of Grey and Yellow Wagtails overhead and a female Pintail were the only sightings of any note. At about lunchtime a good movemene of Swallow and House Martin started and is still continuing in the late afternoon.

The moth trap made up for the low numbers of birds with six Scarce Bordered Straw, three Convolvulus Hawk-Moth, two Delicate and a superb Clifden Nonpareil. 

 

Bird highlights today have been: 72 Shoveler, 46 Teal, 12 Gadwall, Kingfisher and Green Sandpiper at Ternery Pool. On Harbour Farm 300+ Linnet, 48 Corn Bunting and a Merlin. On Camber shore 39 Ringed Plover, 3 Knot, 30 Dunlin and 289 Oystercatcher were roosting early morning. At Castle Water wildfowl included 56 Wigeon, 83 Teal, 2 Pintail, 51 Gadwall and 22 Shoveler, also present 17 Snipe, 1000+ Lapwing, 15 Curlew, Green Sandpiper and Kingfisher. Yesterday a Pied Flycatcher was at the viewpoint.