Rainham Marshes RSPB

Another great morning with the kids at the Wildlife Explorers group with one of the boys catching this beaut of a Smooth Newt from one of the pools by the MDZ.

These Common Redshank were keeping guard over their territories along the path towards MDZ.

Also on the reserve, a couple of vocal Cuckoo were seen agreeably close to the main paths.

The afternoon became a little breezy with a few showers moving through.  Standing on the 'serin' mound, three Hobby were sat on fenceposts on Wennington waiting for the rain to pass.

 Three Oystercatcher flew upriver.

I have to stop missing Ospreys though.