Incoming Migrants

Dungeness - warm, dry and sunny, NE 4 - As we approach the business end of April and passage migration peaks, each day delivers something new, despite the brisk and unhelpful north-easterly airflow. Yesterday, at the north end of Long Pits, a smart male Pied Flycatcher, found by MC, eventually gave close but brief views before retreating into the willow scrub. Lesser Whitethroats were in good voice both there and at Lade today where more Common Whitethroats had moved in and several Swallows drifted over south lake. The hayfields provided a Whimbrel and a Glossy Ibis amongst the breeding Redshanks and Lapwings, plus displaying Marsh Harriers over Hookers, a `booming` Bittern and calling Bearded Tits.  A Hobby over Cockles Bridge was my first for the year.

                                 New meet and greet hut, RSPB

                                 Whitethroat, Lade ponds

Lydd Heronry 

                                  Juvenile Grey Herons, Lydd

                                  Little Egrets squabbling, Lydd

                                  Rook with juv, Lydd

Many thanks to Pat and Les Carter for forwarding on the above three photographs taken from atop All Saints church tower overlooking the Lydd heronry.