Spent a fair a mount of time listening for and to the TH Yellow-brow but, with it liking the warm, sheltered, sun-lit gardens adjacent to the boardwalk it never put in an appearance. Frustratingly elusive!! On arrival two Red Kites were high and over with one present low over the scrub later in the day; single Marsh Harrier, two sightings of Sparrowhawk and this Kestrel taking advantage of the much shorter grass to catch prey, probably a Bank Vole in another photo.
Three Common Scoter were offshore and a Rock Pipit flew over.
The scrapes had just two each of Snipe and Grey Plover and this Little Egret, one of five, was reducing the Common Darter population. The frying pan had a number of sleepy Pintail shimmering in the haze.
Quite a few hovers of seven species including this Sericomyia silentis, the first in many weeks, were on Ivy with fewer Honey Bees and Ivy Bees than recently plus odd Red Admirals and a male Common Blue blown over the beach.
