First thing this morning at the beach the sea was again very busy with lots of Red-throated Divers, Auks, Cormorants etc, I did not stay long as the fishing boats were out at sea so no shelter, also a combination of a bitter east wind a very low sun and serious vibrations from the several diggers moving shingle made viewing almost impossible.
At Boulderwall the 2 Ibis were at the far end of Cooks Pool, also 2 Ruff there, A wander around the ARC was disappointing with a Chiffchaff as the highlight. A stop at Cockles Bridge found 3 Cattle egrets but no wild Swans.
Cattle Egrets at Cockles Bridge this morning
Tundra Bean Geese
At Dengemarsh the 5 Bean Geese, the Pink-footed Goose and the Russian White-fronted Geese were still near the dung heap (if yo go there, please make sure when you park, that your vehicle is right off road, unlike some parked there today, upsetting the local farmer).
A visit to Scotney once again found all the feral geese, with 100s of Lapwing and Wigeon but nothing notable. Late afternoon at Galloways a Short-eared Owl eventually appeared as dark was falling, 2 Ravens flew over there, a Common Buzzard, a Marsh Harrier and 2 Stonechat were notable there.
Pink-footed Goose
Tundra Bean Geese being flushed by an aeroplane
Short-eared Owl at Galloways late afternoon
Short-eared Owl at Galloways late afternoon
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