Scotney - cold and cloudy, ne 2 - After dropping off the car at the garage in Lydd this morning I checked the waters between Lydd and Scotney. The lakes nearest the town held few birds, in contrast to the huge numbers of waders and wildfowl present on the lakes and sward either side of the access road to the farm. Infact its the largest mass of birds I`ve seen for some time here, probably due to the stock being removed from the main front field because of flooding enabling thousands of the aforementioned to linger without disturbance from attendant stockmen. Such a number of birds swirling around was difficult to estimate but comprised something in the order of c6,000 Lapwings, 2,000 Golden Plovers, 1,000 Wigeon, 800 Greylags, 200 Pochards, 150 Shovelers, 50 Mallards and 120 Barnacle Geese. Within the mix were: 15 White-fronts, two Brents, two Egyptian Geese, 20 Shelducks, five Redshanks, four Ruffs, four Dunlins two Curlews and a Green Sandpiper. Outback the Long-tailed Duck and three Scaup remained, plus 110 Corn Buntings, 20 Stock Doves, Great White and Little Egrets, several Marsh Harriers and two Buzzards, Skylarks, Reed Buntings and Linnets. Two Grey Wagtails were noted on the sewage works along with 30 Pied Wagtails and five Mipits.
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