The great naturalist Gilbert White, gave the first description of the sedge warbler explaining that it was more streaky in appearance then the reed warbler and also having a very distinctive milky coloured eye stripe. Both warblers do however share the same habitat. This one was photographed at coopers beach Mersea earlier this week.
Took a stroll round Hythe Lagoons yesterday hoping to locate and photograph a Grasshopper Warbler that had been report. But i dipped out on the warbler, so decided that i would make the four Avocet my subject for the day.
Due to the fantastic weather i decided to have a stroll with the family round Chigborough lakes Maldon in the afternoon. What magic it was to watch 3 Hobbys playing in the thermals, soaring high into a clear blue sky. catching the odd dragonfly and eating them on the wing.
Spent a good few hours in the sun trying to photograph Reed Warblers today, not an easy task.
The cliffs at Bempton where alive with the noise of the Kittiwake, and being they spend most of the time at sea it was a great opportunity to see these gentle looking gulls at rest in large colonies on the cliff face.
Found this splendid Wheatear on my local patch which was very pleasing, as i have not seen much at all recently on daily walks with the dog.
Guillemot's can be seen all along the cliffs at Bempton at this time of year. Some of the Guillemots have a monocal looking white eye ring and line down the cheek. 
