Castle Water
Highlights included, at least 10 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper and 4 Sedge Warbler.
Yellow Wagtail flava (Blue-headed Wagtail) at Castle Water today
Archive for April 6th, 2009
6th April 2009, Monday
6th April 2009, Monday
RSPB Dungeness
Slavonian grebe, garganey, little ringed plover and white wagtail were seen at Hooker’s pits. A wheatear and 18 linnets were in the Denge Marsh gully and three black-tailed godwits were on Denge Marsh. A bittern was seen once again at Hooker’s pits and swallow, yellow wagtail and sedge warbler were also present.
6th April 2009, Monday
Danish Scurvygrass
This tiny member of the cabbage family (or crucifer = it has 4 petals) is now in full bloom in 2 habitats. Grassland on coastal shingle and along roadside verges (where salt is applied annually). I noticed this weekend that the A259 between Rye and Winchelsea has a white haze of this plant, but the photographs are from a safer Rye Harbour. The flowers are not pure white, but have a lilac tinge.