Saturday, 26 January 2013

26th January 2013 Pett & Scotney

Red-throated Diver 20W
Bittern 1 fvo
Brent Goose c.90
Pink-footed Goose 2
White-fronted Goose c.80 one with green neck collar J58
Bar-headed Goose 1
Wigeon c.2,000
Pintail 8
Marsh Harrier 2
Buzzard 2
Barn Owl 1
Kingfisher 1

Barn Owl at Carter's Flood
 
 

Pink-footed Geese at Pett Levels


 Neck-collared White-fronted Goose at Pett Levels J58
Helmut Kruckenberg has kindly informed us that it was ringed at Veere, Oude Veerseeg, Netherlands on 22/12/2005. It has been seen subsequently as follows:
Winter 2005/06 Netherlands 22/12/05 – 16/2/06
Winter 2006/07 Netherlands, Belgium and back to the Netherlands 15/10/06 – 28/1/07
Winter 2007/08 Germany and the Netherlands 22/10/07 – 16/1/08
Winter 2008/09 Netherlands 3/1/09
Winter 2009/10 Netherlands and Belgium 31/10/09 – 7/2/10
Spring 2010 Estonia 31/3/10
Winter 2010/11 Netherlands, Belgium and back to the Netherlands 7/11/10 – 7/3/11
Winter 2011/12 Germany, Netherlands and Belgium 16/10/11 – 10/2/12
Winter 2012/13 Netherlands 14/10/12 – 31/12/12 and Pett Level UK 26/1/13 – 28/1/13

Scotney
Bewick's Swan 12
Tundra Bean Goose 1 ex.
White-fronted Goose 16W
Barnacle Goose c.50
Greylag Goose c.300 one with white colour-ring V3P
Wigeon c.1,000
Marsh Harrier 3+
Common Crane 1 adult

 
Bewick's Swan and offspring at Scotney


Adult Common Crane at Scotney
 
Barnacle Geese at Scotney
It was good to bump into MCC enjoying these at Scotney today


Colour-ringed Greylag Goose V3P at Scotney
Roger Taylor has kindly informed us that it was ringed at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve on 14/6/09 and has been subsequently seen at Dungeness on 8/10/09 and at Tenterden on 5/7/10.



Adult Tundra Bean Goose at Scotney
 

White-fronted Geese over Scotney (JFC)