Stodmarsh, Kent, 26th April 2026

Just a brief blog following an RSPB SE Herts Group coach trip to Stodmarsh. Great weather but the heat haze made photography very difficult so not too many pictures! We had some good birds including singing Nightingales, Cattle Egret and two Greenshanks. The air was filled with the sound of love sick Marsh frogs as well. I did have my first Hobbies of the year though.

A distant Common Tern was another year tick and it was good to capture the often overlooked Mallards flying in.

There were quite a few Marsh Harriers on site and here are a few shots of one of the males.

A great reserve at this time of year.