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Not a bad mornings birding with: Bar-tailed Godwit (Patch Tick), 2 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, 24 Med Gulls, Buzzard.

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Migration was good today with Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, & four adult med gulls.And on the way out two wheatear. Plus the usual curlews and oystercatchers.
The 19th a new bird that come into the patch today was a Greenshank.And also the med gull count increased to six
21st: Greenshank, And the Little Ringed Plover have increased to five.

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Not much happened today but i did find three avocet and also a movement of swallows over the patch today.

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What a great little mornings birding at the patch when i found a site 1st a HOOPOE.

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My migrants for March

20th Wheatear
21st 2 Little Ringed Plover
23rd 2 Common Tern
24th Hoopoe
28th 2 Sand Martins
29th Blackcap

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Today was a another good day with a new migrant for the year with 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS.

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Spring as arrived because today i had my first Wheatear of the year. Which was a nice male.

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Looking through my records for the year and September was the best month which produced 2 Great White Egrets, Arctic Skua, and a Gannet. Let's hope next year brings me a London tick.

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It's taken a long time but today i found my own london GANNET and it is also a patch tick.



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Today i had a first for the patch which was 6 sandwich terns on the ground.And also i had my 3rd green sandpiper which showed well until it then got up and flew over the river calling.

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It is only the 6th day of september and already i have found 2 GREAT WHITE EGRETS & a ARCTIC SKUA.My great white egret today was seen flying downriver and was later seen at rainham marsh.I have always said that september is the best month for birding in london.

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On sunday i found a GREAT WHITE EGRET going west & today i found another good bird a ARCTIC SKUA which was going north.

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Three black terns are still on site today making it the 6th day of their welcome stay.Also i found a female type REDSTART which is a patch tick, so in two days i have had two patch ticks.