04/03/2021

1 of several flocks of Brent Geese past the bottom of Dengemarsh Gully today

A couple of watches from the bottom of the DMG today produced a few flocks of Brent Geese, a flock of 126 Red-throated Divers but little else, though I did miss a Great Northern Diver that flew East just before I arrived. A search of DMG didn't turn up any Bluethroats or much else for that matter, though the local Ravens were quite active so presumably feeding young on the power station.

At Scotney a flock of 10 Avocet were the highlight, also 20 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 8 Oystercatcher and 8 Redshanks along with the usual feral Geese, 3 Marsh Harriers and 2 Great White Egrets.

The only passerine of interest in DMG was this Rubicola Stonechat

There are still c100 Russian White-fronted Geese around the Lydd Fields/Dengemarsh area today.

The Black Swan is still inset in the field in front of my house