Arrived at
Elmley Marshes around 08:00 and had no trouble acclimatising back to the UK in glorious weather following a week in Lesvos, Greece enjoying migration birding Mediterranean style!
The target bird today was without doubt the first-year
Bonaparte's Gull which we soon picked out among the many hawking
Mediterranean and
Black-headed Gulls from the Wellmarsh corner of the reserve.
Over the course of the day, we also enjoyed:
Red Kite (1),
Hobby (2),
Buzzard (4),
Marsh Harrier (7+),
Greenshank (1),
Spotted Redshank (1),
Sparrowhawk (1),
Yellow Wagtail (11+),
Little Egret (5),
Whimbrel (20+),
Reed and
Sedge Warblers,
Sandwich and
Common Terns,
Swallows,
Whitethroat and
Black-tailed Godwits (31).
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
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| Jackdaw |
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| Whitethroat |
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