The drive across the marsh today really illustrated how betwixt the seasons we are just now. The Bewick's Swans have gone and there were far fewer Blackbirds flitting along the hedgerows but a few Song Thrushes. I found no Fieldfares but there was still a sizeable flock of House and Tree Sparrows on the feeders at Baynham Farm along with Greenfinch, Chaffinch and a few tits. On the shingle between the road and the sea there was at least one Wheatear and a Black Redstart and the Scaup remained on Scotney pit. From the Dengemarsh road there were 2 or 3 Marsh Harriers hunting in the reeds, a pair of Great Crested Grebes were displaying and a Great White Egret was stalking fish along the margins.
We returned along the front a spent a bit of time watching the rubicola Stonechat before checking out the gull roost where the interesting bird was a Yellow-legged gull before returning to the Obs for a welcome cup of tea. On the drive back I was pleased to see a Barn Owl near Chapel Bank.
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