Chatham Maritime

Great Northern Diver showed really well at Chatham Maritime, Basin 2 this morning. 

Lesvos

Little Bittern

Masked Shrike

Spur-winged Plover

Masked Shrike

Masked Shrike



Masked Shrike

Masked Shrike

Black-eared Wheatear

Spur-winged Plover

Wood Sandpiper

Lesvos

Blue-headed 'type' Wagtail

Blue-headed 'type' Wagtail

Crested Lark

Little Bittern

Penduline Tit

Scops Owl

Short-toed Eagle

Short-toed Eagle

Subalpine Warbler

Temminck's Stint

Woodchat

 

 

Demoiselle Crane

Crested Lark

Black-winged Stilt

Temminck's Stint

Black-headed Wagtail

Little Bittern

Collared Pratincole

Collared Pratincole

Collared Pratincole

Wood Sandpiper

Lesvos

Red-rumped Swallow

Red-rumped Swallow

Greater Flamingo & Avocets

Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Medway Estuary Boat Trip

A great boat trip out from Otterham Quay, Rainham following the circular route indicated. Still early in the season but a good opportunity to see some of our estuary birds readying themselves for the breeding season ahead. Mediterranean Gulls were fairly much in evidence and there were probably around c30+ among the more abundant Black-headed Gulls.

We'd hoped to come across our first Sandwich Tern for the year and was a little surprised to come across around 50+. Other sightings included 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, c300+ Brent Geese, 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 Tufted Duck and as we headed back, we managed our first Swallow of the year.



 



Route taken over the high tide, c3 hours

Oystercatcher

Herring Gull

 

Marsh Harrier

Mediterranean Gull

Sandwich Terns

Seal