Cold, dry and sunny, NW 3 - A nippy old day of weather for a NYD outing in the fine company of Chris and Phil. Over the years we`ve adopted a tried and tested route commencing in the Wealden woods and farmland around Appledore before dropping down onto the flatlands via the canal zone and on towards the coastal hotspots at Scotney, Lade and Dungeness. Highlights this year included 32 Bewick`s Swans at Midley; 30 White-fronts at Lydd; four Black-necked Grebes and a Scaup at Scotney; a Great Northern Diver on Burrowes; seven species of shorebirds on the bay; Red-throated Divers, Common Scoter, Razorbill and Kittiwake off the boats; Kingfisher, Bittern and Bearded Tits from Screen hide, plus all the usual raptors, egrets and common wildfowl along the way. Even though there was a paucity of farmland birds we still managed to record 101 species during the day before finally wrapping things up with a spectacular Starling murmuration over ARC. It was also great to see so many local birders out and about enjoying the birds and having a catch-up; and many thanks to Chris for driving the 63 mile circuit and Phil for listing.
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