Evening all...
Sorry for a quiet week with posts.... manic with summer holiday stuff on the reserve and barely a moment to think and then went to the Rutland Bird Fair yesterday to 'work' on the RSPB stand promoting Rainham (and other reserves) as well as reminding the birding public that not only are our reserves great for birds and other wildlife but also that quite a lots of the staff also like to go birding too!
It was fantastic; it is the best networking event of the year and gives us a chance to showcase the incredibly diverse spread of projects into which we, the RSPB, are fully involved both home and abroad. Mingling with the great and the good in world conservation and meeting up with friends and and collegues for the day gives me the ummph and inspiration to carry on with what I do at Rainham....
and so to some birds from the last three days....
Friday 21st August 2015 • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 3 Ringed Plover, f Pintail, 3 m Wigeon, 51 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Dunlin; 8 Whinchat, 19 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear,
Thursday 20th August 2015 • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Ringed Plover, 10 Yellow Wagtail; 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Dunlin; 10 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 2 Marsh Harrier
Wednesday 19th August 2015 • Rainham Marshes: 10 Whinchat, Wheatear (ATw) 6 Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 43 Black-tailed Godwit, Aveley Bay
The waders have stayed much the same but the litrle influx of Wheatears, Whinchats and Yellow Wagtails is a sign that things are moving now.
Up to nine Harbour Seals have been loafing on the Kentish mud and I saw Bob the Grey Seal again on Thursday.