RXwildlife Sightings

Monday 19th April 2010, 10am to 3.45pm. Started off at Pett, and the best sightings being two Buzzards soaring around together, over the old sea cliffs at the back of the marsh, they flew in from the Pett Village area,before they headed back that way after soaring high in the sky. Sometime later a possible third Buzzard was soaring around the windmill, before again heading west. On the seaward side 1 Little Tern, 4 Common Tern and many Sandwich Tern all flying east, other birds of note were 4 Whimbrel east and 150/200 Common Scoters with 1 Brent Goose on the sea. Castle Water 1 Merlin, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel. It was funny because I heard more than I saw, all these birds I only heard, Cuckoo, Reed and Sedge Warbler, Cettis Warbler. There was 40/50 Yellow Wags, 4 L.T.Tit, 1 Wheater and a drake Pintail. Good birdwatching Pete.

There are many local walks in the new Summer programme of Guided Walks co-ordinated by East Sussex County Council.
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This mornings highlight was flushing a superb Night Heron from willows near the viewpoint at Castle Water. A lucky observer on the viewing platform informed me afterwards that the bird headed across the nearby fields towards Narrow Pit. Later in the morning a Great White Egret made the reverse journey and landed at Castle Water.