There were two lifetime firsts, which were the American Golden Plover at Rye Harbour and, most excitingly, Common Crossbills at Old Lodge Ashdown Forest.
I was pleased to see breeding Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler, which are much less common than wintering birds of these species.
Eight species of Warbler on the list are a reflection of the time of year, but I was disappointed not to see a Willow Warbler.
Old Lodge in Ashdown Forest produced the aforementioned Crossbills, at least two Cuckoos, Bullfinches and Green Woodpecker. The later is noticeably less common locally than it was a few years ago.
Rye Harbour is a great place at any time of the year. Highlights this time were three species of Tern, Avocet, Wheatear, Mistle Thrush and Mediterranean Gull.
Other special birds seen:
Marsh Harrier
Grey Wagtail
Whimbrel
The one that got away has to be Long-tailed Tit.
Full Whitsun 2016 list:
| Mute Swan |
| Greylag Goose |
| Canada Goose |
| Shelduck |
| Gadwall |
| Eurasian Teal |
| Mallard |
| Northern Shoveler |
| Tufted Duck |
| Pheasant |
| Northern Fulmar |
| Great Crested Grebe |
| Grey Heron |
| Little Egret |
| Northern Gannet |
| Cormorant |
| Marsh Harrier |
| Sparrowhawk |
| Common Buzzard |
| Kestrel |
| Hobby |
| Peregrine Falcon |
| Moorhen |
| Coot |
| Oystercatcher |
| Avocet |
| Ringed Plover |
| American Golden plove |
| Northern Lapwing |
| Dunlin |
| Eurasian Whimbrel |
| Eurasian Curlew |
| Common Sandpiper |
| Common Redshank |
| Kittiwake |
| Mediterranean Gull |
| Black-headed Gull |
| Common Gull |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
| Little Tern |
| Sandwich Tern |
| Common Tern |
| Stock Dove |
| Woodpigeon |
| Feral Pigeon |
| Collared Dove |
| Common Cuckoo |
| Common Swift |
| Green Woodpecker |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
| Magpie |
| Jay |
| Jackdaw |
| Rook |
| Carrion Crow |
| Raven |
| Blue Tit |
| Great Tit |
| Coal Tit |
| Skylark |
| Swallow |
| House Martin |
| Cetti’s Warbler |
| Common Chiffchaff |
| Sedge Warbler |
| Reed Warbler |
| Blackcap |
| Garden Warbler |
| Lesser Whitethroat |
| Common Whitethroat |
| Goldcrest |
| Wren |
| Nuthatch |
| Treecreeper |
| Starling |
| Blackbird |
| Song Thrush |
| Mistle Thrush |
| Robin |
| European Stonechat |
| Northern Wheatear |
| Dunnock |
| House Sparrow |
| Grey Wagtail |
| Pied Wagtail |
| Meadow Pipit |
| Rock Pipit |
| Chaffinch |
| Greenfinch |
| Goldfinch |
| Linnet |
| Common Crossbill |
| Bullfinch |
| Yellowhammer |
| Reed Bunting |
| Corn Bunting |
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