24/02/2023

As you can see below the sea watching hasn't improved this week.

08.00 - 09.30 from the hide joined by OL

Shelduck: 2W

Common Scoter: 4E

Great-crested Grebe:     c200 on

Dunlin: 12E

Kittiwake: 6E     

Guillemot: 16E       

Auk sp: 19E 

Red-throated Diver: 102E   3W    1 on

Gannet: 101E  

Cormorant: present n/c

Harbour Porpoise: 7

There are still a few Dartford Warblers scattered around the peninsula

The Cattle Egrets are still frequenting the Cockles Bridge area and the Ibises can be seen around the Horse Paddock most days. There were still 44 Bewick swans and 3 Whooper Swans on Walland Marsh today, but little else.

Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV can usually be found around the fishing boats

The 1w drake Scaup was still at Camber yesterday

Yesterday I thought it might be a good idea to catch the bus to North Point GP then walk back to Lydd taking in the dunes and all the small pools and reed beds on the way. Well apart from the Scaup and a nice ice cream it was a waste of time as most the sites seemed to be avian free, it also rained quite hard when I was at the most exposed stretch of the trek home, it probably be a while before I do that walk again, maybe when the Orchids are out.