HIGH TIDES AND BLUE SKIES

Taking advantage of a sunny Monday morning I headed first for Stodmarsh and then to Oare for the high tide.There was no sign of yesterdays Garganey at the reed bed hide or the marsh hide,in fact prescious few ducks remain here at all.The highlight was a chat with a Cettis warbler,often heard but seldom seen,this one was more obliging than most.

                                           CETTIS WARBLER

                                  REED BUNTING

TREECREEPER in the Alder Wood

                                 STODMARSH REED BEDS

                                       GREY HERON
Moving on to Oare,

                                     PINTAILS ARE ALL PAIRED UP FOR THE SUMMER

                                 WIGEON HAVING A BATH

                                              KONIK PONIES Grazing at Oare

                                          VIEW ACROSS TO FAVERSHAM.

                                   RUFF -one of three

                                       AVOCETS IN FAVERSHAM CREEK

                                 BLACK TAILED GODWIT -Numbers are increasing.

                                REDSHANKS Fleeing the food tide

                                AVOCETS TOO -The last waders to leave the creek,they have longer legs.

                                  BRENT GEESE will soon be leaving our shores for their breeding grounds in the Arctic

 CURLEW- This leucistic bird has been coming to Oare for several winters now.

                                  REED BUNTING on the saltmarsh

                                and in the bush.

SPRING TIDE AT DANS DOCK.