Sorry for the lack of real-time recent sightings posts so i hope that the little stories that I did upload were of interest...
Anyway, back safely from two weeks birding on the Greek Island of Lesvos and straight back into the thick of our belated spring. I have added near ten species today alone to my Rainham year list including Tree Pipit, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Hobby, Swift, Greenshank and Cuckoo! Not bad at all.
So to recap the last two weeks... Kingfishers have moved along nicely and seem to be in the hole more often than not now so hopefully she is incubating, a Pectoral Sandpiper (a vagrant from North America) dropped in for a few hours on the 25th April and a Green-winged Teal (also from America) was seen on the 27th and 29th.
The marsh looks fantastic and we already have nearly 30 pairs of Lapwing on site with 21 nests within the fox fence! There are lots of Redshanks around too and a pair of Avocets have been taking an interest in recent days.
Lots more insects on the wing at last so some nice images to follow....
7-5-13
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer