Black-tailed Godwits

Warm, dry and sunny, NE 3 - This morning`s Ted walk commenced at Dengemarsh gully, a site that rarely delivers but does have a history of rare birds - although not today... The highlight was a brief sighting of a Dartford Warbler and not much else apart from a close Raven overhead, plus a few Whitethroats, Meadow Pipits, Linnets and Reed Warblers. We then walked around from Springfield bridge to where more water was being pumped onto a dry hayfield 3 and where a selection of waders and egrets were on a still wet hayfield 2. A pair of Black-tailed Godwits, seven Redshanks, four summer plum Dunlins, two Oystercatchers, two Lapwings and a Greenshank busily probed the marshy flood, while at least three Cattle Egrets were among the suckling herd. Also noted: two Little Egrets, a pair of Shelducks, a Shoveler and a booming Bittern. We finished the morning at Kerton quarry but with the tide out there was only the usual breeding wildfowl and waders present, plus a lone Common Tern. 

                                  Sea Kale - Penn Bars

                                Brown-tailed Moth `tents` - Dengemarsh Gully 

                                  Common Blue - Dengemarsh Gully

                                  Black-tailed Godwits - Hayfield 2

                                  Greenshank - Hayfield 2

    "This is one of my favourite walks" - Ted