Out & About in East Sussex & Kent

                                                       3rd September 2022

                                                     Pett Level  East Sussex

                                               

Red-necked Phalarope.

A day out & about on Saturday starting with distant but good scope views of the Red-necked Phalarope at Pett Level in East Sussex.

The Red-necked Phalarope remained at the back of the pool the whole time we were there , it's very small size was obvious as it swam behind the much larger Gadwall  & Pochard.

Red-necked Phalarope alongside Gadwall & Pochard.

There was also 3 ♀ Pintail present and the Red-necked Phalarope spent alot of time swimming behind these feeding on the waters surface.

Red-necked Phalarope.

Dungeness :  Galloways & Springfield Bridge

A look along the track at Galloways was rewarded with at least 7 Whinchats , there was also a good number of Common Whitethroats (20+) and 3 Willow Warblers were also seen.

Whinchat.

From Galloways we headed to Springfield Bridge and the highlights there were : 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 1 Wood Sandpiper , 3+ Hobby, Cattle , Little & Great white Egret plus a single Glossy Ibis.

Sandwich Bay

Juvenile Red-backed Shrike.

After leaving Dungeness the next destination was Sandwich Bay in the hope of seeing the recently found Red-backed Shrike .

We bumped into Bernie there who was already watching the Shrike !!

The Juv Red backed Shrike only had a very small stub of a tail but this didn't seem to hinder it at all, it was constantly catching Bee's and other than a missing tail looked in very good shape.

Stubby tail.

Red backed Shrike.

Swalecliffe

Pied Flycatcher.

There have been lot's & lot's of Pied Flycatchers seen so far this autumn and i have managed to miss them all, however  Andy .T.  found a  Pied Flycatcher in the Church yard at Swalecliffe so on the way home i finally connected with a really smart Pied Flycatcher !! 

4th September 

Nethercourt Park

A Sunday morning visit to Nethercourt Park produced 2 Pied Flycatchers which were great to see, however i had no luck with Scott .H. Wood Warbler (thanks for the info Scott)  although it was seen again in the afternoon, can't get them all .....