HOTTER THAN JULY

Wednesday at Elmley RSPB Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey, it was hot,damn hot, hotter than July in fact.The first thing that impresses about this place  is the number of brown hares, there are dozens of them!

This one seemed half asleep.
Lapwings and redshanks are also found in large numbers as are avocets,there were a few yellow wagtails on site and three spoonbills were seen from the south fleet hide.I didn`t make it to Spit end as the tide was fast approaching when I got to the Swale hide.On the return walk there were black tailed godwit in full breeding plumage,reed and sedge warblers aplenty, reed buntings by the score and a drake garganey back at the farm lake was icing on cake.

BLACK TAILED GODWIT

SEDGE WARBLER

REED BUNTING

SPOONBILL

SPOONBILL (doing angel impression)

REED WARBLER

YELLOW WAGTAIL

YELLOW WAGTAIL

ANOTHER HARE

CORN BUNTING

GOLDFINCH

As you can see Elmley has lots of variety,but it is a long walk going out and it seems an even longer walk going back,but well worth the effort.