Still in the Doldrums!

Dungeness is still very quiet going through the summer doldrums, especially as the power station is still shut down so there is no Patch for Gulls and Terns, it is I believe to come back on line next month but I wont hold my breath. Fortunately the moths are keeping me fairly busy. The first returning Willow Warbler was seen yesterday so hopefully over the next few days things will start to liven up. 

This juvenile Mediterranean Gull that was on Burrowes yesterday was ringed as a chick in Leipzig at Rehbach Gravel Pit, Germany on 11th June 2019.
This mornings sea watch was a little better than of late with the first Shearwater of the Autumn.
06.45-08.45 from the sea watch hide with AJG & CP:
Common Scoter: 2E  48W
Fulmar: 2W
Manx Shearwater: 1E
Gannet: 149W.  6E
Cormorant; 7 around
Turnstone: 1W
Whimbrel: 1W
Kittiwake: 2W
Sandwich tern: 5E    11W
Common Tern: 16W   3E
Swift: 1 out
Sand Martin: 22 out
Swallow: 8 out
Black Redstart: 2 around
Harbour Porpoise:4+
Grey Seal: 1

 Adult Spotted Redshank from Hanson this morning

At the ARC today in 3 visits a Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 17 Ruff, 6 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin and 2 Little Gulls of note

Little Gulls from Hanson

This afternoons sea watch was very poor but good for the sun tan!

14.00-16.00 from the fishing boats with AJG & JTM.

Common Scoter: 14W
Great-crested Grebe: 1 around
Gannet: 2W
Mediterranean Gull: 1E
Sandwich Tern: 9W
Common Tern: 3W
Guillemot: 1 around
Sand Martin: 31 out
On Burrowes this evening a 4th calendar year Great Black-backed Gull bearing a black colour ring coded 628 which I have not been able to track down, its not the usual Norwegian/Danish or a Normandy bird.

 It's been a poor year for Jersey Tigers so far, this is only my second this year

 Sussex Emeralds seem to be having a bumper year as I now into double figure numbers this year