Getting a bit late for Swifts now. This bird flew north over Orcombe Point this afternoon.
Rain is almost always productive when it comes to birds. Following yesterday's deluge I spent some time looking at the estuary today (Mudbank/Imperial/Shelly Beach). Numbers included 1 Osprey, 1 juv/fw Little Gull, 75+ Common Terns, at least 50 Sandwich Terns (probably considerably more), a very probable juvenile White-winged Black Tern, 8 Redshank, c350+ Canada Geese, 1 Greenshank, 120+ Teal, 80+ Wigeon, 23 Pintail, 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 11+ Turnstones, 1 Common Sandpiper, 140+ Curlew, 20 Mute swans, 62 Shelduck, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Great Crested Grebes, c60+ Dunlin, 2+ Sanderling, 8 Knot, c60+ Swallows (upriver), 2+ Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Wheatear and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
A Spoonbill was on Pole Sands (cheers Kev!) and on Orcombe Point this afternoon - 3 Wheatear and 1 Swift. At least 2 Sand Martins were with good numbers of Swallows and House Martins.
This aberrant Wheatear was on the imperial recreation ground. The whitish fringes to the crown and mantle feathers rendering it rather attractive.
Typical juvenile Wheatears on the dung heap.
Osprey on Cockle Sands. This bird was seen at least three times today.
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