A really nice day at Rye, the islands are rapidly filling up with Sandwich Terns , Black-headed and Mediterranean Gulls. No sign yet of any Common Terns and the only variety on the gull front was the occasional Common and Herring Gull hidden among the masses.
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| Sandwich Terns |
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| Sandwich Tern |
On one island a Greylag Goose has nested amongst the Black-headed Gulls - big mistake I reckon. It surely won't be a quiet life when the family hatches. Nothing exotic spotted, though it was nice to see two Little Ringed Plovers on the farm.
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| Not an ideal place for young goslings |
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| Black-headed Gull |
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| Black-headed Gull (1st Summer) |
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| Redshank |
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| Mediterranean Gull |
Departed at around 1300 and decided to make a detour to visit Old Lodge again to see if I could find a Common Redstart - success not one but two bright males.
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| Common Redstart |
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| Common Redstart |
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| Common Redstart |
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| Common Redstart |
