This mornings sea watch in the company of SP saw large numbers of birds but little quality. There 4 figure numbers of Gannets, Cormorants, Kittiwakes and Auks, 8 Bonxies is good for December as is several Sandwich Terns. For full details please click HERE.
C200 Greater White-fronted Geese were on the peninsular today, 120+ in the Lydd fields from Cockles Bridge and minimum of 64 at the back of Scotney. A Black-throated diver on the ARC was new today but I couldn't find yesterdays Goosander. At Scotney all the usual feral Geese including the Blue phase Snow Goose and 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, but I was unable to locate any Tundra Bean Geese. In the fields there several 1,000s each of Golden Plover and Lapwing, 5 Ruff, c20 Curlew and c30 each of Corn Bunting and Skylark. The Long-tailed Duck was still on its favoured lake while the female Scaup has moved to the Sussex end of the main lake.
I was pleased to spot this Black-throated Diver on the ARC as I pulled up on the causeway
Part os a flock of c120 Greater White-fronted Geese in the field in front my house today
Marsh Harrier over field in front of my house
Long-tailed Duck at Scotney
Black and White at Cooks Pool
Great White Egret at Cooks Pool
Raven over the Water Tower
Female Greater scaup at Scotney this afternoon
The head of an adult Caspian Gull on Burrowes today
Goosander on the ARC yesterday courtesy of RW
Bramble in blossom at Dengemarsh yesterday
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