Lade - mild, cloudy, light airs - Checked the bay this morning at high tide from Littlestone and the Romney Tavern on a flat calm sea where at least 300 Common Gulls were amongst 1,000 plus black-backs, Herring and Black-headed Gulls. A few Sanderlings, Dunlins, Oystercatchers, Redshanks and Turnstone noted, plus two Sandwich Terns, six Great Crested Grebes and six Grey Seals. At least 15 Pied Wagtails were feeding along the strandline, a species that seems to be particularly numerous of late. On the lakes several Water Rails vocalised around the willow swamp; where I actually managed to glimpse one, and a couple of Chiffchaffs called from cover. Otherwise the only excitement were two military type helicopters that swept overhead before landing on the airfield.
On the birds reserve the expected Cattle Egrets and Glossy Ibises were on the Boulderwall fields, while on Burrowes the long-staying Black-necked Grebe was still present, plus 10 Dunlins, two Snipes and the usual wildfowl and gulls.
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