RXwildlife Sightings

Tues 31st: Black tern, spotted flycatcher, pied flycatcher and raven.

Weds 1st: Red-crested pochard, black-necked grebe, bittern, great white egret, hobby, wryneck, redstart, whinchat, wheatear.

The wryneck was found feeding at the edge of the Lydd footpath behind Hooker’s pits yesterday morning. It is still present today but has moved to the scrubby area near Denge Marsh hide.

Highlights this morning included a Wood Sandpiper, two Common Sandpiper and Bearded Tit at Castle Water, Greenshank on the Quarry and Spotted Redshank on the pools next to Lime Kiln Cottage. In addition a juvenile Arctic Tern was feeding among the Common Terns on Long Pit and at least 50 Yellow Wagtail were foraging along the fence line near the old life-boat house.