Cattle Egret posing on gate at Boulderwall Farm this morning |
09.00-10.30 sea watching from the point produced
Balearic Shearwater 2EArctic Skua 3W
Bonxie 1W
Little Gull 1W
Black Tern 1W
Sandwich Tern c100W
Common Tern c100W
Gannet c50W
Common Scoter 12W + 9E
Swallow & Sand Martin 100s S
Glaucous Gull 2W on the beach.
At Boulderwall Farm the Cattle Egret posed at last. Also there 2 Marsh Harriers and 2 Wheatears.
At the ARC from Hanson the islands had been taken over by Greylags, 1 Ruff, 3 Redshanks, 6 Dunlin, 200+ Lapwing, 3 Common Terns and the usual wild fowl.
In the bushes by the car park, 3 Common Whitethroats, 1 Lesserv Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warblers and1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
At Scotney 200+ Golden Plover and 2 Yellow Wagtails.
Good to meet you down at Rye harbour on Saturday. Sorry that I got you muddled with Paul on Plovers blog, Great photos especially the Cattle egret very distant on Saturday afternoon.
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