Rye Harbour
4th April 2009, SaturdayAnother murky early morning on the Beach Reserve and Willow Warblers were a feature with several grounded migrants taking advantage of the available cover, even the dead valerian plants along Shore Ridges being selected by two desperate individuals. A superb male Redstart was also making the most of the bushes near the Wader Pool Hide. Later in the morning at Castle Water a Bittern gave flight views from the viewpoint, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler and Bearded Tit were aslo in song or calling. From the footpath at the norhern end of the main pit 9 Swallow and 4 Sand Martin passed overhead. From the hide several Oystercatchers put on a rather noisy display.
