Rye Harbour
30th January 2010, SaturdayHighlights this morning have included 600 Wigeon in flight over the Beach Reserve heading out to sea, 3 Scaup, 5 Goldeneye and a Common Sandpiper on Harbour Farm Pools, 8 Grey Partridge and a Merlin at Ternery Pool. Waders feeding along the shore and then roosting at high water along Shore Ridges included Sanderling, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Oystercatcher and knot. At Castle Water a Bittern gave flight views from the northern shore were 14 Ruff could also been seen in the nearest fields. 8 Smew (2 drake) and 15 Pintail showed well from the southern shore, from the viewpoint 2 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher and Cettis Warbler.
Sanderling on Shore Ridges