Early morning the 2 Cattle Egrets and Glossy Ibis were in the horse paddocks as I drove past on my way to The Point, where at the sea watch hide there was plenty of activity off shore but no real movement. 100s of Auks and Kittiwakes were feeding along with smaller numbers of Gannets and Red-throated Divers and the 100s of Gulls.
Whooper Swans at the southern end of the ARC in this mornings brief sunshine
A walk around the ARC added Chiffchaff and Goldcrest to the new year list, Cetti's Warblers were very vocal as were some Water Rails. On the lake with all the new islands now underwater many feral Geese presumably flushed onto the lake by the shooters, also many Wigeon with Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, Pochard and Tufted Duck, also at least 4 Goldeneye but sadly no Smew or Goosander which are definitely a thing of the past.
Some of the White-Fronted Geese on the sward at Scotney late morning
Scotney was brimming with birds 1,000+ each of Lapwing, Golden Plover and Wigeon and at least 7 Ruff. Among the feral Geese some Greater White-fronted Geese, a couple Marsh Harriers and a Raven flew over but nothing unusual.
Some Ruff among the Lapwing, Golden Plover and Greylags on the sward at Scotney late morning
A wander around a grim wet and windy Dengemarsh this afternoon found it to be an avian Desert, the water levels are now higher there than I can remember. I was told that the Bewick Swans and Whooper Swans were still into on Walland Marsh today.
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