Nice male Scaup,first seen on the 25th.
The last time a Scaup was seen at New Hythe,was three years ago.A female remained in the area from November 2017 into March 2018.This is the first adult male to be seen,as far as I know since 1998.
On December 3rd,I found a nice male Goldeneye on Brookland lake.The lake now holds cerca 150 Tufted Duck,one Scaup and one Goldeneye.
Bright,but cold,light northerly.
Apart from an increase in Tufted Duck numbers (150 on Brooklands),wildfowl numbers remain low.On Abbey Meads,just 9 Pochard,6 Gadwall and circa 30 Coot.
Along the river I saw - 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Redshank 1 Snipe 30 Lapwing 45 Mallard and circa 55 Teal.Perhaps over the next few days,with the predicted colder weather moving down from the north.This will bring about a change
Redwing numbers also remain low and I have still only seen one Fieldfare..
