Meadow Pipit on the perimeter wall behind the sea watch hide
Thankfully this dire sea watch was cut short by a message from Owen about the 4 Black-winged Stilts he'd just found on the hay fields
07.45-08.30 Common Scoter: 4E 25 still on sea
Great-crested Grebe: 4 present
Kittiwake: 3E
Common Tern: 24E
Red-throated Diver: 1 on sea
Gannet: 6E
Swallow: 4 in
Grey Seal: 2
Harbour Porpoise: 8+
The lovely Black-winged Stilts
An afternoon visit to Rye harbour with the Wednesday Club was a an excellent treat. Thanks to Owen for a definitely not boring Madeira Cake.
It was a treat to see the islands full of nesting Common Terns, Black-headed Gulls Oystercatchers and Avocets, with a few Redshanks, Common Gulls, Mediterranean Gulls and just a couple of pairs of Herring Gulls. The noise from the breeding birds brought back memories of what Dungeness used to sound like this time of year, sadly no longer.
Confiding Common Tern
At least 6 Turnstones in summer dress were present on the pools
A confiding Redshank
2 of 4 Greenshank feeding around the pools
Fist summer Little Gull frequenting the pools.
A Greater White-fronted Goose seems to be paired up with a Greylag
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