Our coach left London on a drizzly morning and stopped off at Castle Water so that we could walk along a muddy path to the viewing platform there.
It was still overcast when a male Marsh Harrier flew above the water and in front of sheep in a field
We then drove to Rye Harbour, where a Stonechat was sitting in brambles near the Visitor Centre
A Redshank was standing on the edge of grass in front of four sheep
Oystercatcher searching for food in the wet mud at low tide
Redshank refused to turn round for a photograph
A Turnstone was searching for food on the ground near the edge of the river Rother
Group of Golden Plovers on a spit of land in the lagoon near the Visitor Centre
Group of Avocet standing together in another part of the lagoon
Flocks of birds were spooked by something as I sat in one of the bird hides in the centre of the lagoons
Lapwings took to the sky
Shelduck striking an usual pose
Lapwings were standing on a small island in a lagoon with the old Lifeguard building at the back
Just caught a couple of ducks before they flew out of sight!
Male Kestrel sitting at the top of a tree
Group of Wigeon and a few Redshank near the water with the Visitor Centre in the background
Walking Wigeon with a couple of Redshank at the edge of the water
At the end of my walk, I took a photo of the famous black tin shed with red roof at the edge of the river
