East Sussex 22/2/15

A nice day spent in the east today seeing some nice bits. Also popped into Kent for the usual species. The day started off with superb clear and calm conditions, but I retired the day mid afternoon due to the strengthening winds and eventually heavy rain.

Bexhill

Snow Bunting - 1 male showing well

Pett/Winchelsea

Velvet Scoter - 7 flew in from the west and landed just offshore. 

Common Scoter - ca. 30

Bearded Tit - 1 male 

Long Pit, Rye

Slavonian Grebe - 1 

Black-necked Grebe - 1

Scaup - 1 drk

Northpoint GP

Ruff - 4

Mediterranean Gull - 2 adults

Scotney GP

Little Stint - 1 at Kent end

Scaup - 1 drk

Dungeness area

Red-crested Pochard - 1 drk 

Whooper Swan - 1

Bewick's Swan - 53

 male Snow Bunting at Bexhill

 drk Red-crested Pochard at Dungeness

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