A few dribs and drabs of passage in the form of a fine male Yellow Wagtail on the 11th. Presumably a late Spring bird, but possibly a returning non-breeder - they certainly don't breed in the locality to my knowledge. Today, a Ringed Plover was on the spit - same scenario really, as they don't breed here. A fine blurred record shot!
Little Ringed Plovers have been building, with 4 adults noted a couple of times in the week - my guess is failed breeders, whilst today, an Oystercatcher was around.
Ducks have started to reappear. I forgot to mention the arrival of 5 Pochard, 3 males and 2 females on May 28th, though they only stayed the day - again I would assume failed breeders. A male Shoveler arrived on the 7th and 3 male Teal on the 9th were joined by a further pair on the 11th. 2 pairs of Shelduck have been present all of this time, though no sign of breeding. A Little Egret was around on the 10th, but otherwise not much else. Apart from a single bird, the Common Terns have failed to utilise the new tern raft in its new location, which is a shame. I think a few may have tried to nest on the spit itself, which would be doomed to failure, particularly as a fox roams this area fairly often. Swifts have been quite numerous, presumably boosted by new arrivals and they have been fun to watch - no Pacific though!
And finally, because it was slow on the patch today, I made a trip to East Sussex for a very confiding American Golden Plover. It was too close to digiscope, so I've only got half of it! Wouldn't mind getting one of these on the patch list!
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