A good day at Rye Harbour with David. We spent most of the day at the Castle Water viewpoint where there was a
Bittern booming at regular intervals but didn't show itself all day. A
Bearded Tit also called briefly but also remained unseen. In the distance a pair of
Peregrines could be seen perched on top of Camber Castle whilst a pair of
Marsh Harriers put on a fine display from the viewpoint for most of the day. Also from the viewpoint was a singing
Blackcap and a couple of
Chiffchaffs in the bushes behind us as well as a
Sand Martin which shot through and a
Kingfisher which showed itself briefly as well as a
Great White Egret which flew out of the reed beds.
We had been standing at the viewpoint for around 4 hours so we decided to take a walk around to the Castle Water hide where the water levels were high and there was a nice selection of wildfowl. On the way back to the viewpoint we had a scan again and picked up a drake
Ring-necked Duck. There had been a report of probable the day before but we hadn't given it to much thought as our main objective was trying to see Bittern. The Ring-necked Duck showed well and was associating with a few
Tufted Ducks and
Pochards. My second in Sussex this year!
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| Drake Ring-necked Duck, Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex |
A thoroughly enjoyable day out with 64 species recored in total.
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