Scotney - cold, misty, drizzle, light airs - We spent the morning at the Scotney complex in grim light with a dank atmosphere which apparently, according to the weather forecast, was the calm before the named Storm Goretti sweeps in off the Atlantic this evening delivering gale force winds and a bucket load of rain. At the sand pit the immature Scaup was still present amongst a flock of Tufted Ducks and various skeins of geese flew over, being moved around by gas-guns; mostly hundreds of Greylags, several White-fronts and a lone Pink-footed Goose within a flock of 20 Greylags that flew off towards Camber. Waders present around the sheep fold included Lapwings and Golden Plovers, a Green Sandpiper and Redshank plus several Snipe and a Little Stint. The roadside lakes were stacked out with large numbers of wintering ducks, feral geese and Coots, plus two Black-necked Grebes at the Sussex end. Whilst scanning from the double bends a Spoonbill flew in from Camber direction and landed on the back of the main island but was only viewable from the road down to the farm. At Dennes Lane 40 White-fronts and 50 Egyptian Geese were close to the road and on the way home at least 10 Corn Buntings were noted along Caldecote Lane.
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