Redstart, Rocket Pole Field (Mark Pearson)
A generally settled, cool day with a light variable breeze which was headlined by a male Serin, which flew low south over Carr Naze and the Country Park calling several times early this morning (MJP).
Sedge Warbler at the Dams (Ian Robinson)
Plenty of other activity included a pair of Garganey at the Dams (MJP et al.), a Redstart by Carr Naze Pond, a Short-eared Owl at the Tip and then east, Wheatears at Carr Naze, North Cliff and the Gap (where three Manxies and a Whimbrel went north). Whinchats remained at the Tip and the Rocket Pole Field.
Male and female Garganey at the Dams (Mark Pearson)
A small influx of warblers including double figures of Lesser Whitethroats, while Common Sandpipers were at the Bay Ponds and the Dams. Our young drake Surf Scoter passed another unlikely anniversary today – it’s now been five months since he was first found frequenting the bay.
Common Sandpiper at the Dams (Mark Pearson)