The rather indifferent tides at the moment are failing to push waders off of the Swale and onto the reserve. Nevertheless, there were still 3 little stints on the Flood this morning, along with green sandpiper, black-tailed godwit, avocet, snipe & lapwing.
A bit of a show from the birds of prey today, with at least 3 peregrines - including an immature female dog-fighting with a marsh harrier and an adult food passing to a juvenile (something I've never seen before) - 2 merlins hunting the large starling flocks that are all over the marsh at the moment, and at least 5 common buzzards.
Once again, small numbers of swallows, sand martins and even a few house martins headed south all day today; and there were 2 wheatears by Southfleet hide.