Romney Salts - cold, dry, sunny, light airs - It was cracking weather this morning for our Ted walk across the Salts in the company of Chris P that included plenty of anecdotes from the past, as well as a good few birds along the way. The weedy arable fields throughout produced a decent scattering of farmland passerines such as Meadow Pipits, Skylarks and Yellowhammers, plus 20 Goldfinches by the dung heap and a flock of c100 Linnets in game cover, along with several Reed Buntings and a dozen Chaffinches. Small numbers of Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Redwings and Fieldfares were also seen plus several Stonechats and Pied Wagtails. Black crows, Stock Doves and Woodpigeons were commonplace and at least four Common Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk were noted. Flooded fields delivered a notable flock of ten Dunlins, 20 Lapwings, three Golden Plovers and a flock of 14 overhead, and two Common Snipes flushed from the margins of the Dengemarsh Sewer. Sundry birds included a pair of Egyptian Geese (one leucistic), Pheasants, Common and Black-headed Gulls and a Grey Heron. A very enjoyable walk and one very tired, muddy Ted at the finish!
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