Drift migrants

Lade - warm, dry and sunny, E 2 - A superb couple of sessions on the local patch today with two Black-necked Grebes on south lake, Kingfisher on north lake and a Spotted Flycatcher by the ponds this morning. Sedge, Reed, Willow and Cetti`s Warblers also noted around the willow swamp, plus a lone Chiffchaff, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Hobby over. Sand Martins and Yellow Wagtails drifted over throughout the day.
  An afternoon visit to check the Desert delivered several Whitethroats, six Stonechats and two Whinchats, while seven Buzzards and four Marsh Harriers thermalled over towards the water tower.

                                Spotted Flycatcher, Lade ponds

Dungeness - Two visits to ARC were most productive with the usual Golden Plovers and Lapwings from Hanson hide, plus six Blackwits, two each of Dunlin and Snipe and a Green Sandpiper. The bushes around the car park and down to the pines were alive with warblers on our later visit with Blackcaps, Common Whitethroats and Reed Warblers the most populous along with two Spotted and one Pied Flycatcher. Several more Buzzards drifted over, a Hobby went through and a Great White Egret flew in from over the road. Boulderwall was devoid of egrets, although eight Cattle Egrets were reported there earlier. A half hour at the fishing boats produced very little apart from one Black Tern in amongst a steady procession of Sandwich Terns.
  Other news today concerned a Terek Sandpiper seen flying over Dengemarsh this morning. There were no reports on the American Black Tern today.