Sevenoaks Country Park
Ashdown Bird Group
Never having been to the Sevenoaks Country Park before, I was mightily relieved when Shaun decided that the outing should go ahead, despite the atrocious weather. 7 of us braved the rain and we were rewarded with over 3 hours of decent birding.
- 3 species of geese were seen - Greylag, Canada and Egyptian and the usual duck species were seen on the water.
- Waders were sparse but we did manage to spot Snipe and Lapwing.
- A small flock of Siskins seen in the alders near the visitors centre was the pick of the woodland birds.
After relocating briefly to Bough Beech in the afternoon we added Shelduck and Great Black-backed Gull to our species list, bringing our total for the day to a respectable 43 species.
Today's species list
Blackbird
Black-headed Gull
Blue Tit
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Coot
Cormorant
Dunnock
Egyptian Goose
Gadwall
Goldfinch
Great-crested Grebe
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Greenfinch
Grey Heron
Greylag Goose
Herring Gull
Jay
Lapwing
Little Egret
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pochard
Robin
Shelduck
Shoveler
Siskin
Snipe
Teal
Treecreeper
Tufted Duck
Wigeon
Woodpigeon
Wren
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