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Arctic wader special with 51 ringed plover, 11 sanderling, dunlin, 21 grey plover and turnstone on Aveley Bay.

Check out this video by Pat Hart - Sanderling, Ringed Plover , Dunlin and Redshank RSPB Rainham Marshes 25.5.18

 

15 of the total of 31 Grey Plovers seen today (HTV)


A closer shot from Andy Reid


A Sanderling moulting into summer plumage (HTV)

Today's Spoonbill on the pool behind targets visible from river wall seems to be an adult and therefore a new bird and not the immature seem the week before!. There is a ruff, and 2 avocet on the Target Pools as well.

Redshank are the predominant sound this morning - keep an eye out for families of redshank and lapwing all over the marsh.

Redshank in flight by Bill Crooks

 

Bearded tit's are being seen by the Dragonfly Pools.

Bearded tit by Les Harrison

Final totals for today:

Sunday 27th May 2018

  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 31 Grey Plover, 51 Ringed Plover, 8 Turnstone, 5 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, Ruff, 11 Sanderling, 41 Dunlin, ad Spoonbill, Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Hobby, Bearded Tit, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sand Martin, 13 Swallow, 40 Swift, Kingfisher, Pochard brood, 2 brood Great Crested Grebe, m Teal, 8 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, Greenshank Raven [Budgerigar – green]