Hi all, here's hoping you've had a great week and are looking forward to lots of lovely sunshine this weekend!
Today those of us who were unable to leave the Visitor Centre were treated to stunning views of a young marsh harrier preening itself on the far side of Burrowes' Pit - right opposite our main viewing window! A family comprising of kids, parents and grandparents were very excited to have had such good luck, and a long queue quickly formed at the telescope! We were able to tell it was a juvenile due to the bright flash of ginger hair - a bit like a flattened orange mohican - very bang on trend I hear.
Here's a list of the other bird life that's been seen this week, with dates and locations where last seen:
Garganey – one at ARC on 25th Black-necked grebe – one at Makepeace Hide on 24th. Marsh harrier – one juvenile preening on far side of Burrowes’ pit opposite Visitor Centre on 25th. Little ringed plover – on Burrowes pit on 22nd. Dunlin – one on Burrowes pit on 25th. Snipe – ten over Hooker’s ramp on 22nd. Black-tailed godwit – at Burrowes pit on 22nd. Whimbrel – one on Burrowes pit on 24th. Redshank – on Burrowes pit on 21st. Greenshank – on Burrowes pit on 22nd. Common sandpiper – on Burrowes pit on 25th. Curlew sandpiper – on Burrowes pit on 22nd. Common gull – nesting on far left raft at Denge Marsh and often on roof of the visitor centre. Common tern – nesting on tern rafts at Denge Marsh, four chicks seen on 24th. Yellow wagtail - three on Visitor Centre roof on 24th
Hunting marsh harrier
This weekend we will be at the New Romney Country Fayre, as well as open for business as usual at the reserve, so we hope to see you one way or another while you are out and about!