Quite a busy morning sea want today with 1,800+ Brent Geese past, a few Dabblers and the usual Auks Divers Gannets and Kittiwakes. I packed up early as DW had located a grounded Woodlark which is a scarce bird on the peninsula, I only managed 3 flight views of it and had to leave for some domestic stuff. I came back to the sea watch for 2hrs at midday, which was very pleasant sitting in the warm sunshine but very few birds moving and appalling visibility. The Cattle Egrets are still inset, also a Bittern has been heard booming from near the pump on the hayfield path for the last couple of days per CT & RW, also Bearded Tits there.
Yesterday CT found the first Black-necked Grebe of the year on the peninsula and with todays Woodlark brings the patch year total to 132.
While looking at the Grebe we heard news of the Green-winged Teal at the excellent Rye Harbour NR, Colin offered to take me and Richard and very soon we there, getting excellent views of the bird on Flat Beach, nearby at the harbour mouth the 1w Iceland Gull was being particularly showy flying just above our heads, it was just a shame that the weather was so gloomy making photography rather challenging.
Black-necked Grebe on the far side of Burrowes from Dennis's yesterday
Green-winged Teal, Rye Harbour yesterday
1W Iceland Gull Rye Harbour yesterday
1w Iceland Gull dropping DNA
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