This morning sea watch is becoming some what repetitive, with Auks, Cormorants and Kittiwakes dominating the numbers. Though some Brent Geese heading back East was different.
07.30-09.00 from the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 187E
Common Scoter: 1W
Red-throated Diver: 67W
Fulmar: 1W
Red-necked Grebe: 1W
Great-crested Grebe: 2W 1 o/s
Gannet: 378W
Cormorant: c3,200W from Lade Bay into Rye Bay
Kittiwake: 1070W
Guillemot: 3,200W many more feeing o/s
Razorbill: 1440W many more feeing o/s
Auk sp: 430W
I was unable to locate the Black-throated Diver or the Dusky Warbler at the ARC, though I didn't try to hard and looking into the low sun and brisk breeze didn't help, they are probably both still around.
Female Scaup in usual pose at Scotney
A walk along the front of the main lake found the female Scaup at the Sussex end with some Tufties and Pochard,. A single Greater White-fronted Goose and the Blue phase Snow Goose was with the feral Greylags, as was the feral Barnacle flock. On the sward c400 Golden Plover allowed inspection, but alas I could find nothing unusual among them, 4 Ruff and a Raven flew through. The long-tailed Duck was also hiding from me.
Greater White-fronted Geese and Greylags coming into Lydd Fields, it is a real treat to have these lovely Geese literally on my doorstep.
Greater White-fronted Geese and Greylags, Lydd Fields
Great White Egret over the hay fields
From the brightness of this morning to very dull walk around Dengemarsh this afternoon. 3 Great White Egrets, several squealing Water Rails and tacking Cetti's warblers were the highlights. A flock of c500 Lapwing on Hayfield 3 was nice but soon disturbed by Marsh Harriers. Between Dengemarsh hide and Makepiece Hide very little was seen or heard.
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