Hopes for a good sea watch this morning after yesterdays reasonable one, where the first Garganey and Arctic Skua of the spring were recorded, were quickly dashed as soon as I looked out of the bedroom window this morning to see dense fog. After an extra coffee I went to Dengemarsh for a wander despite the fog, lots of singing Reed Buntings and a few Bearded Tits were heard, 3 White-fronted Geese sailed out of the gloom in front of me but little else.
Back home for breakfast and domestic stuff after which I cycled to Scotney, where the sun was beggining to clear the fog. A couple of Little owls found a sheltered warm spot.
Little Owl
Little Owl
By the time I reached the back of Scotney the worst of the fog had cleared, so I visited the Tree Sparrow nest boxes put up by the Wednesday Birders Club, (many thanks to Paul Trodd for making and repairing the boxes). Last year 25 boxes were occupied by the Tree Sparrows we now have 36 boxes up and waiting for the Tree Sparrows to move in. While there I saw several Tree Sparrows along with Corn Buntings and Skylarks.
Further round the lakes 2 Avocets flew over, at least 4 Marsh Harriers and 2 Common Buzzards were also there, unfortunately the fog came down again and the temperature plummetted.
As I approached the end of flat pit the 3 Whooper Swans appeared out of the gloom, the tractors were out spraying and quickly flushed them giving me a very close flyby before they settled on the old sand pit.
Whooper Swans in the gloom
Whooper Swans giving me a close flyby
Whooper Swans on the old sand pit
One of two Little Gulls on Burrowes this afternoon, where I also saw my first Sand Martin of the year thanks to Johns sharp hearing.
Blossom Underwing a scarce early spring visitor my trap
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