Pair of Shelduck brought ten ducklings out from under the Mine Station but in the short distance to the river Crows had killed two for breakfast with the remaining eight making it onto the river for a long paddle either past the docks to the mudflats up the River Orwell or over the estuary to the River Stour hopefully avoiding any hungry gulls on the way. Tough start to life.
Windy with a belt of rain for an hour and a half resulted in 437 Swift heading south. Also southbound single Curlew, Oyk & Med Gull with northbound 2 Common Scoter plus 3 more Scoter sat on the sea. Great-spotted Woodpecker only other thing worth a mention.
Lamoria zelleri is a nationally scarce species living here in low numbers.
