Two new species for New Hythe in one day,not bad.The HOODED MERGANSERS (American species) were first seen by Glenn.They flew past him while he was walking along the bank of Tesco lake.The FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK is a world wide ranging species and these birds had more than likely come from a collection (no rings though).As for the Mergansers they are also not ringed.So may be possibly wild birds,but more likely seeing as they are comfortable around humans from a collection as well,but who knows.The bird with the black bill is probably a young male and the other with the orange bill a female ad/imm.
The Chiffchaff was seen at Abbey Meads.Its quite a brown looking bird with no yellow in the stripe above the eye so may be a Siberian individual.
5th There was no sign this morning of either of the above species.Although the Hooded Mergansers were replaced for a while by their close relatives a nice drake and a red head Goosander.
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