Wednesday 23 October 2024

23/10/2024

 

100+ Swallows around The Desert this morning

No sea watch this morning due to the very light wind. Instead I joined Richard in a wander around The Desert which in truth pleasant enough but not particularly rewarding, 3 flocks of Wood Pigeons over totalling c100 birds, 40+ Stock Doves, several Siskins over all unseen as were the 2 Brambling, a single Golden Plover also over. In the bushes just a handful each of Song Thrush and Blackbirds with a Chiffchaffs seen and more heard and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Cetti's Warbler by the track to Hanson
A visit to the ARC saw little of note though there seemed to be numerous Cetti's Warblers calling all around. The Islands have all but gone and once again 2 Glossy Ibis came in and landed somewhere behind the spit out of sight. Another Great spotted Woodpecker was in the Willow Trail.
Migrant Hawker by the track to Hanson
One of the Little Owls was still showing well late morning on my cycle ride
Another quick cycle out to Scotney found 6 Curlew on the Sward very little else of note, out the back several 100s of Golden Plover and 126 Egyptian Geese  among the greylags and Canadas, but again no sign of any winter Geese.
A 1w Caspian Gull on one of the new islands from Denge Marsh hide
The new islands seem to be attracting the roosting Gulls, also several 100 of Lapwing and a single Black-tailed Godwit.
It's a hard life for a Caspian Gull


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