Dengemarsh - Dry and sunny, light airs - A decent day at last; although it looks as though the rain is back tomorrow. However, we started at the gully where the highlight was a Firecrest amongst very few passerines but did include two Redwings, three Ravens and a singing Cetti`s Warbler. From Springfield Bridge several Marsh Harriers were making the most of the fine weather quartering the wetlands with good numbers of common wildfowl and gulls on the lake, plus three Great White Egrets and calling Bearded Tits. The Flood held around 20 Pied Wagtails, 50 Starlings and a single Water Pipit, presumably the over-wintering bird; 50 more Pied Wagtails were also noted along the range road near Galloways. Next stop Scotney where Owen had earlier reported a Little Stint on the roadside sward opposite the lay-bye, which took some relocating over by the edge of the lake amongst several Redshanks, four Ruffs and hundreds of nervy Lapwings and Golden Plovers as the shepherd was moving the sheep flock. The main lake was heaving with hundreds of Coots and ducks; mostly Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck and Shoveler, plus five Barnacle Geese and an array of feral Greylags and Egyptian Geese. At Pigwell the Little Owl was enjoying the sunshine from its usual perch atop the broken barn.
Elsewhere this past week we`ve had the two Whooper Swans and various numbers of Bewick`s Swans (max of 20 from Caldecote Lane) at several locations around Lydd; 12 Cattle Egrets along the Airport Road; a few Redwings, three Goldeneyes and a Pintail at Lade; and a Firecrest in our New Romney garden and also in the holm oaks at Sainsbury`s.
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