Wednesday 28 June 2017

The Species list stands at 148 so far for 2017

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June 28th

A brief visit to the Grove Ferry end this morning and not much at the ramp ,a few Mallard 1 Little Egret and a Mute Swan with cygnets. At Harrison's were 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret and 2 Lapwing chick's. Heading back towards Feast hide i saw 11 Snipe fly over and 1 male and 1 female Marsh Harrier. At the hide were 3 Grey Heron and 1 Turtle Dove
(Bryan East)
Grey Heron - Bryan East

Turtle Dove - Bryan East

The Turtle/Terrapin appears to be a Yellow-bellied Slider, with the nearest captive population Wingham Wildlife Park, Thanks to Nick Keem for this information