A shamefully hurried visit to a gusty Rye Harbour saw me connect with the redhead
Smew which has been viewable from the Denny Hide for a few days. It kept drifting out of sight into a distant corner at first, but after a bout of relentless dives it eventually drifted nearer to the hide and took some time out, affording much better views. I didn't have time to do much else, but there were well over 400
Golden Plovers on view, along with 17
Grey Plovers, an adult
Dark-bellied Brent Goose and a couple of
Pintail, while along the path there was a loose gathering of
Reed Buntings and
Skylarks. A
Rock Pipit flew up from the saltmarsh on the way back to the car.
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