A quick look around the patch this morning, with 5 Little Egret around West Beach ,2 Ringed Plover and 3 Mediterranean Gull moving west, several Sandwich Tern feeding offshore and a party of Swift flew east over the mill cottage.

Ringed Plover West Beach

Sandwich Tern Climping Beach

Took a trip down to Church Norton for the Elegant Tern, distant in the heat haze, below a couple of record shot's, and that's the best of a bad bunch.

A quick stroll around the hotel grounds this morning producing just a Little Owl and plenty of Southern Marsh Orchids for my effort.

A walk up river on the east side to the Ship & Anchor Pub this morning produced the following;

Swift - 20
House Martin - 5
Swallow - 7
Whitethroat - 4
Reed Warbler - 9
Sedge Warbler - 3
Blackcap - 2
Chiffchaff - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
Yellowhammer - 1
Skylark - 6
Green Woodpecker - 1
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Lapwing - 1
Med Gull - 1
Stock Dove - 8
Grey Heron - 8
Little Egret - 5
Hobby - 1
Buzzard - 2