There have been 1,000s of birds on the sea each morning for the last couple of weeks, but I have yet to find anything out of the normal among them.
07.45-09.15 from the the hide overcast, flat calm, not a breath of wind.
Red-throated Diver: 9E 31W
Great-crested Grebe: 2E 5 on
Gannet: 41E 5W
Cormorant: 1,000s feeding off shore
Kittiwake: 32E
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Common Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Herring Gull: present n/c
Guillemot: 164E
Razorbill: 58E
Auk sp: 737E. 1,000+ littering a mirror calm sea
Black Redstart: 1 around
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 4
At Scotney there does not appear to be any turnover of birds, I spent the whole of yesterday walking around all the lakes back and front and found nothing new, the flock of 52 White-fronts have been in the same East Sussex field for days, I could find no scarce Grebes or raptors, 4 wintering Green Sandpipers was good to see. further out on the marsh the 36 Bewick's Swans including 9 juveniles are still in the fields adjacent to Lydd cricket pitch/Dennes Lane, the 5 Whooper Swans with 7+ Bewick's Swans (2 juveniles) are still to be found in the fields adjacent to Baynham Farm. The Cattle Egrets are still frequenting Cockles Bridge sometimes being joined by the 2 Glossy Ibis and the single red head Smew is still usually to be found at southern end of the ARC. On the reserve Bearded Tits are quite vocal, Bitterns can be seen if you are prepared to put in lots of time at the ramp unless you are lucky.
48 of the 52 White-fronted Geese at the back of Scotney Pits
A few of a flock of 50+ Tree Sparrows on Walland
The 5 Whooper Swans on Walland Marsh
Whooper Swans with a Mute Swan
Whooper & Bewick's Swans
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