Just a quick heads up that the Purfleet Hide will be closed until 1pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
The trail is still only open in an anti-clockwise direction with an exit onto the river wall to complete the circuit. The team are making great inroads into replacing the boardwalk near the Purfleet Hide so hopefully a full inside loop in not too far away once again
and a few sightings from yesterday...
RSPB Rainham Marshes: Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 18 Pied Wagtail into roost, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Kestrel, Goldcrest, 2 Water Rail, 58 Redshank, Great Crested Grebe, 115 Common Gull, 67 Gadwall, 677 Wigeon, 39 Dunlin, 172 Teal, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull, 59 Shelduck, 7 Stonechat, 18 Jackdaw, 6 Water Pipit, 7 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 17 Tufted Duck. 8 Curlew, 19 Golden Plover, 163 Shoveler, 41 Pintail, 2 Ruff, 5 Marsh Harrier, 87 Common Snipe, 38 Pochard, 2 Redwing, Barn Owl, Firecrest, 2 Black-tailed Godwit.