While having my early morning coffee in the garden 100s of feral Geese flew over out to the marsh to feed, most were Greylags, 29 Barnacle Geese were notable, 22 Egyptian Geese and just a handful of Canada Geese. Also over were a Common Buzzard and a Marsh Harrier, I also heard Green Woodpecker yaffling nearby a rare occurrence here recently.
An early morning walk around the ARC was quiet though at least a dozen Water rail were recorded and a few Cetti's Warblers but no Snipe of any kind, a Great White Egret was in the Willow Trail.
At Cockles bridge 4 Cattle Egrets and 2 Little Egrets.
Scratch and Scratch sun bathing again today
Most of the Walland Marsh Bewick Swans
A trip to Scotney saw 1,000s each of Golden Plover and Lapwing, with a few Dunlin and Redshank and the usual wildfowl. On Burrowes still a Great Northern Diver and Black-throated Diver, also at least 4 Goldeneye but little else around of note.
On Walland 57 Bewick swans in their chosen field and 5 very distant Whooper Swans near the turbines.
A few flocks of Fieldfare were seen but just 2 Tree Sparrows probably my incompetence.
At the fishing boats this afternoon a few Auks and Red-throated Divers tooing and froing and only small numbers of Gulls present compared to recent days.
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