My first Willow Warbler of the season at Kents this morning with good numbers again of both Swift and Med Gull around there. A group of 11 Common Tern flew west with small numbers of Sandwich Tern, with at least six Little Egret on the beach. 

Very quiet in the patch this morning with c50 Swifts around Kents, good numbers of Med Gull still in the area, several Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern and a Common Gull on the beach. Offshore very quiet with 2 Gannet and 4 Curlew west, with the highlight of the morning being an adult Hobby near the old camp site attacking the Linnet flock. (BA, CN, OM)

Common Tern

A large number of Med Gull in the fields mid afternoon, estimated number of c500 with the majority in field north of the old horse paddock. An Artic Skua flew west at 14:45 close inshore, good numbers of both Gannet and Sandwich Tern, with a single Common Tern west and 4 Oystercatcher.

Med Gull

  Report back of first sighting  since bird was initially rung.                                   

Summary of rings for individual:              48865

Colour    Code of ring   Leg         Ringing Metal ring Age of bird     Ringing     Ringing location Ringer

White     3X3E            R             Arnhem 3784759  >3CY            16/05/2025  Zwarts eiland, Ventjagersplaten (Haringvliet), Den Bommel; Goeree-  Goris, Guido

                                                      Overflakkee; Zuid-Holland; ; NETHERLANDS 51,43N 4,21E

Sightings for individual:                          48865

White       3X3E      v          08/07/2025 Climping beach; West Sussex; England; United Kingdom  50,48N 00,34W      Akinola, Bola

      Total number of sightings :                           1

  End of report