As there was barely a breath of wind this morning I gave the sea watch a miss, instead I wandered out into The Desert and Trapping Area both of which were very quiet, a handful of Siskin and a couple of Redpolls flew over, a few Blackbirds and the odd Chiffchaff also a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the bushes and 3 Dartford Warblers in the Broome.
On the reserve there were 2 Black-necked Grebes, a Slavonian Grebe and the Red-throated Diver all on Burrowes per RW.
A cycle ride out to Scotney in the drab conditions found the roving flock of 40+ Tree Sparrows, 5 Greater White-fronted Goose and another Black-necked Grebe, on the sward c1,000 Golden plover and 17 Barnacle Geese was about as good as it got.
A late afternoon visit to The Midrips was ver disappointing no Owls of any description, just 5 Avocet, c100 Teal and 30+ Shelduck were the highlights.
Tree Sparrows around Scotney
5 Greater White-fronted Geese at Scotney today
The Barnacle Goose flock has increased to 17 on the Scotney sward
Avocets at The Midrips
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