RXwildlife Sightings

Today there was a Temminck’s Stint at the roadside Pool at Pett Level. In the photo note the slightly downcurved bill and clear bib - it should have pale legs, but the pool is very muddy!
Photo by e-mail from Neville Richardson.

Highlights over the weekend included: the great white egret still present at Denge Marsh; garganey - one on Denge Marsh on Sunday; merlin - one over access track on Sunday; red-backed shrike - juvenile in scrub by access track mid-afternoon yesterday; plus plenty of yellow wagtails, wheatears and willow warblers on the move.

Today started well with the great white egret still on Denge Marsh and clearly visible from the hide. A hobby flew over the access track and a wood sandpiper over Boulderwall Farm. Common sandpiper and ruff were on the ARC pit and two garganey were on Denge Marsh. A lesser whitethroat was spotted in the scrub near Denge Marsh hide and a juvenile cuckoo was seen feeding on caterpillars near the boardwalk. Good numbers of sand martins and yellow wagtails continued to pass through and a whinchat was seen from the viewpoint at Hooker’s pits.