Cool, cloudy, SW 4 - We started the morning with a circular Ted walk around Dengemarsh where the highlight was a flock of 10 Cattle Egrets in the sheep fold behind the flood, which were the first I`ve seen for a while. Common Terns were still few in number on and around the new tern rafts while two lone Lapwings was the sum wader total on the dried out hayfields. From the ramp I had brief flight views of a Bittern, with another `booming` nearby, plus confirmed breeding of Bearded Tit and Cetti`s Warbler as they attended to fledged young. A Cuckoo was also in good voice, several Hobbies and Swifts hawked flying insects overhead and a Yellow Wagtail was noted on the farmland section of the walk along with several Skylarks and two Corn Buntings. There was little on offer from Hanson hide apart from two Shovelers, a pair of Wigeon, 30 Gadwall and the usual breeding waders and gulls; a few more Hobbies and Swifts drifted over and a male Marsh Harrier flew through. There was no change to the birds on Kerton quarry from yesterday.
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