Monday 2 December 2013

Harriers

This morning at the fishing boats in the company of AJG, a much better sea watch than of late;
07.20-08.50:
Red-throated Diver: 31E
Graet Crested Grebe: n/c
Gannet: 347E
Sooty Shearwater: 1E
Common Scoter: 180E
Velvet Scoter: 9E
Dublin: 2E
Sanderling: 1E
Oystercather: 3E
Great Skua: 4E
Kittiwake: 3 o/s
Guillemot: 5E
Auk sp.: 6E
No sign of any Smew at the south end of the ARC but still c300 Gadwall and 3 Goldeneye.
On the reserve no sign of yesterdays Glaucous Gull, 2 Chiffchaffs by Dennis's hide with another 4 by Firth Hide, walking round the reserve Marsh Harriers were much in evidence, up to 5 individuals. A Great White Egret in the fields north of Dengemarsh, 2 more on Burrowes and another on New Diggings. While in the visitor centre 3 Smew flew into Burrowes Pit.   

This afternoon at Scotney the Long Tailed Duck still at the Kent end, by the track to Scotney Court Farm a Green Sandpiper and Redshank feeding in a puddle.
Late afternoon on Walland, 37 Bewick Swans,  Cetti's Warblers chattering and Water Rails squealing in the reed beds, 11 Marsh Harriers came in to roost at one site, with 2 Common Buzzards over, the afternoon was topped off with a stunning sunset. 

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