A very blustery walk around the trails today with 'orrible stinky dust blowing of the landfill site and little in the way of any visible bird movement bar a few Meadow Pipits heading south. We did however see two very smart Wheatears, 14 Little Egrets and a Green Sandpiper on the way round and a couple of Chiffchaffs and severeal Red Admirals and Comma butterflies in the woodland. A big fat Noon Day Fly posed for a few shots!
Little Egret (by me)
Wheatear (by me as well!)
Noon Day Fly (Mesembrine meridiana)
The view across Aveley Pools towards the visitor centre