New Hythe lakes,April 9th.

0800-1000,a very light drizzel was falling during the whole walk.There had clearly been an overnight arrival of migrants.A Reed Warbler was singing in the reeds bordering the Medway and 2 Nightingale were in the Abbey Mead lake area,with 2 more in the east scrub,where 1 Whitethroat was also heard and 2 Meadow Pipits seen. In total 10 Blackcap were heard,7 being in the Abbey Mead area,with the other 3 in the country park,along with 4 Willow Warbler.When I got back to the Brookland car park 1 House Martin flew over.

I popped back during the afternoon and heard another Reed Warbler in the reed bed at the southern end of the Mill stream lake.



Sykes`s Wagtail M f beema (Abbey Mead lake).Single cock birds were seen on April 13th 1979,from the 19th-20th 1982 and again on May 30th.