Started with a coffee in the cafe in one of the window seats. The first time it's been quiet enough here to warrant taking a seat. And very nice too! A long chat with with the cafe manager.
First new species was Large Red Damselfly with several individuals.
And later, Reed Warblers but all heard onlys.
A couple of Marsh Harriers, Red Kites and Buzzards were scrutinised after reports of Black Kite just further west at Hook - but no joy.
Two Swifts flew over east bound but TH had a dozen or so earlier and a dozen or so hirundines were either Swallows or too far to identify, so House Martin is still not on my year list yet.
On the way back two Baccha elongata were typically impossible to photograph and were within a few yards of where I usually see them.
No terns offshore.
The Lesser Whitethroat was still very vocal and sat up quite nicely unlike last visit and a Fox walked down the path towards me before deciding to skedaddle.
Sitting in the middle hide eight noisy Greenshanks dropped in to the far end of north Scrape.
And finally, today was the first day for lots of St Mark's Fly (Bibio marci) despite a chilly breeze.
