Friday dawned a beautiful if chilly winters morning on the peninsular. At the fishing boats not much change with the usual mix of Gannets, Kittiwakes, Cormorants, Great-crested Grebes and Auks, a single flock of 205 Red-throated Divers moving west was notable until the appearance of the range safety boat explaining their sudden appearance.
Distant Little Owl on Walland Marsh
A walk out to the wind turbines at Scotney was very nice but virtually avian free, a distant Little Owl was the highlight among 2 Peregrines, a Marsh Harrier, a Common Buzzard, a few Skylarks and a single Song Thrush.
As I returned to the car the Greylag flock flew in from the back fields with the 2 Tundra Bean Geese.
Tundra Bean Geese, Scotney
Tundra Bean Geese, Scotney
Tundra Bean Geese, Scotney
Stonechat, Dengemarsh
At Dengemarsh the Black-throated Diver was showing very well, also at least 4 Great White Egrets there, c200 Golden Plover with c50 Stock Doves and the usual Wigeon and Lapwing in the fields behind the marsh.
Black-throated Diver, Dengemarsh
Black-throated Diver, Dengemarsh
Little Owl, Lydd Camp
A quick visit to Lydd camp saw the Little Owl sunbathing by the watch towers thanks to CT for the message. On the reserve the 1w Glaucous Gull came into roost on Burrowes but few other Gulls, a drake Goosander and 2 Smew there. As the light faded 35 Bewick Swans flew into the ARC to roost.
Coming home from a night out last night a Barn Owl was hunting by the road at Belgar Farm near Lydd Gold Club.
Today was completely different, it was raining at first light and still raining at last light. I did manage to locate the Slavonian Grebe on the New Diggings this morning and the 1w Glaucous Gull on Burrowes late morning but the rest of the day was a wash out.
It seems the Black-throated Diver has relocated to the ARC also the Bewick Swans came in to roost there again late afternoon per RW.
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