Friday 25 September 2020

Weather change

 Lade - cool, cloudy, nw 5 - The weather has certainly taken a dramatic about turn this week and plunged headlong into autumn. On Tuesday we were still basking in summer-like temperatures in the mid-20s with bone dry conditions; in contrast to the torrential rain and a rasping north-westerly wind over the past two days halving temperatures. The trickle of passage migrants, particularly Chiffchaffs, from early in the week has all but dried up, although this morning a couple of hundred Swallows and Sand Martins struggled to find insects over a choppy south lake. The bay held a few Shelducks and Brent Geese, along with the usual waders, as well as over 100 Sandwich Terns. 


  On the bird reserve viewing continues to be frustrating due to the Covid measures in place, while the only open hide, Makepeace, is like sitting in a wind tunnel! On the ARC the Glossy Ibis is still present, along with Great White Egrets and a few passage waders, including several Curlew Sandpipers in mid-week. Dengemarsh continues to attract several Cattle Egrets around the suckling herd. As for seawatching, Cap-Griz-Nez is the place to be in a north-westerly, so check out their postings over the weekend on Trektellen and try not to turn green with envy!

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