Kingfisher Update

22nd May 2026

The Kingfishers at Rye Meads are now feeding young in the nest so time for a visit to see how they are getting on, but first a quick call into the Draper Hide. Fairly quiet except for the resident Little Grebe.

However, there was a lone Common Tern which decided to have a bath..................

........................and when they have a bath they really go for it!!

Now at the Kingfisher Hide and the resident Heron had taken over the prime Kingfisher perch. 

Up on the pylon behind the pond the pair of Kestrels were keeping an eye on it and then proceeded to dive-bomb it. They were far too fast to photograph........................

...........................but this was the Heron's reaction!!!

I was there for an hour and a half and during that time the female was perched in the small bay to the left of the hide and only emerged once. At no time did she bring in a fish.

The male was on show most of the time, alternating from the far post to the central perch.

During my stay he brought in two fish which he took into the nest burrow to feed the young.

And two pieces of action, the first when he flew to the nest bank................

.......................and the second when he changed positions on the central perch.

The young are expected to fledge over the next couple of days.

POST SCRIPT: The young fledged on Monday 25th May. Not quite sure how many but a minimum of two.