Wednesday 4 April 2012

Slow going at Dungeness

Sea watching this morning and again this afternoon was very poor with nothing of note.
Round the Lighthouse 2 Wheatears and 2 Black Redstarts.
At the ARC Pit 5 Marsh Harriers over the car park and 10+ Tree Sparrows in the surrounding bushes. A singing Sedge Warbler by the track to Hanson. From the hide the Spoonbill was distant as was 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Curlews and 4 Little Egrets. On the Willow trail 2 Chiffchaffs, a Water Rail and 2 Green Woodpeckers also at least 6 Cetti's Warblers singing around the pit.
On the reserve the Long-tailed Duck still on Burrowes Pit and 3 Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler in the adjacent bushes. From the viewpoint 6 Marsh Harriers displaying, Bearded Tits calling in the reeds and 2 of another 6 Cetti's Warblers heard around the reserve, On Dengemarsh 3 Garganey (2 drakes) and a White Wagtail on the hayfield flood.




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