A long walk from Itchenor to the far end of East Head and back with Dad was fairly quiet in the blustery conditions. Of note were three Sandwich Terns, a Kingfisher, two Kestrels, seven Skylarks, three Goldcrests, 35 Fieldfares, a Stonechat and four Rock Pipits.
Whilst scanning the Brent Geese we picked out a possible Dark-bellied Brent x Black Brant hybrid on the greensward next to the East Head car park. It stood out from the throng by virtue of its more pronounced white neck collar. Interestingly it was quite aggressive and was seen to chase other Brents on several occasions. A quick look at various on line images shows it to be not dissimilar to some apparent hybrids in Holland https://gobirding.eu/Photos/BlackBrantxDarkbelliedBrentGoose.php
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| Possible Dark-bellied Brent x Black Brant, West Wittering, West Sussex |
Not too much else at East Head bar an army of dog walkers, two Greenshank, and the usual adult Mediterranean Gull in the car park. Whilst scanning through the Brent Geese, it was disappointing to see a dog owner with two dogs off the lead flush all the Brent Geese and then proceed to do exactly the same thing on the way back.
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