Pett - Winchelsea
11th May 2006, ThursdayMy return walk-to-work on Tuesday produced 81 species. There aren’t a lot of places in the UK where such a variety of birds can be found in such a small area, and the number here relies very much on the close proximity of a wide range of habitats. Although the presence of such species as Raven and Marsh Harrier helps, the list is mostly made up of common birds, some of which sometimes seem to vanish completely. For instance, both Goldcrest and Treecreeper breed right by the school gates in Winchelsea but have remained invisible/inaudible for about ten days, while I can hear the newly-arrived Spotted Flycatchers in the trees but sometimes don’t set eyes on them till late in the month.
