Red-throated Diver c.65E Birling, 3
Scotney GP
Black-throated Diver 2E Birling accompanying
a visibly smaller Red-throated Diver with paler grayer upperpartsGreat Crested Grebe c.20E Birling
Fulmar c.15
Gannet c.10E all full adults
Cormorant 1E adult, c.25 Rye at breeding colony
Bittern 1-2 seen at dusk behind Bourne’s – probably same individual seen twice in flight
Little Egret c.20 Rye at roost behind Bournes
Mute Swan c.80
Whooper Swan 8 Denge
Snow Goose 2 adults Scotney – both had pale yellow staining? to heads
White-fronted Goose c.19 Pett, c.230 Scotney, c.5 Denge
Tundra Bean Goose 5 Scotney All appeared noticeably smaller than Greylags though larger than White-fronts. Four had dark heads, the other paler. Four had narrow pink bands bridging across the bills. All appeared short-necked. Orange legs and feet. Pale fringes to tertials.
Taiga Bean Goose 3 Denge Unfortunately distant but two appeared to have primarily orange bills the third somewhat resembling a Tundra. Unfortunately all looked rather small being noticeably smaller than accompanying Greylags and short-necked so not as distinctive from Tundras’ as hoped. All three possessed dark rear flanks almost giving the impression of ‘dark thighs’.
Pink-footed Goose 6 Pett. Very pale blue-grey forewings in flight. Pink legs. Bill showed more pink than Tundra Beans seen in the Cuckmere the previous weekend.
Greylag Goose c.50
Canada Goose c.30
Barnacle Goose 11 Denge quite probably feral as in the company of a Barnacle x Snow hybrid
Barnacle x Snow hybrid 1 Denge recalling an Emperor Goose appearing dark with white head and crown extending onto nape.
Brent Goose c.550E Birling, 1 Scotney
Shelduck 2
Egyptian Goose 1 Northpoint. Primaries appeared same length. Only second seen in Sussex.
Pintail 9E Birling
Shoveler 1
Wigeon c.10E Birling
Teal c.2E Birling
Pochard 9E Birling, c.100 Scotney
Tufted Duck c.15 Scotney
Scoter c.10E
Long-tailed Duck pair drake with long tail. Unfortunately seen rather in silhouette against the sun on the New Diggings at Dungeness.
Goldeneye c.6 Dungeness
Smew 1 redhead Pett, c.10 including 2 drakes Northpoint, c.10 Dungeness including 2 drakes
Ruddy Duck c.50 Dungeness
Kestrel c.3
Merlin 1 Pett
Pheasant c.4 Beachy
Water Rail h Rye
Moorhen c.20
Coot c.15
Ringed Plover 1 Scotney
Grey Plover 1
Golden Plover c.25
Lapwing c.80
Redshank c.5
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult winter Langney Point
Herring Gull c.50 Scotney
Auk sp. C.30E
Barn Owl 1 Rye
Rock Pipit c.2
Meadow Pipit c.5 Bulverhythe
