24 January, 2017

A fine bright Sunny morning  with a flat calm sea  produced a Velevt Scoter amongst the flock of Common off Climping Beach.

Velvet Scoter - 1  os
Common Scoter - c.75
Brent Geese - c.600
Great-crested Grebe - 12
Red-breasted Merganser - 2
Shoveler - 2w
Mediterranean Gull - 21
Sanderling - 9
Ringed Plover - 2
Meadow Pipit - 7 Horse paddock
Goldcrest - 6
Grey Partridge - 10 Baliffscourt

Marsh Farm this afternoon in glorious weather

Mute Swan - 4
Teal - 45
Wigeon - 7
Shoveler - 4
Gadwall - 10
Redwing - 20
Mistle Thrush - 2
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - 1
Grey Wagtail - 2
Pied Wagtail - 5
Meadow Pipit - 3
Reed Bunting - 1
Stonechat - 1
Snipe - 2
Water Rail - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1

Water Rail scurrying across a path

Redwing

Grey Wagtail