16/11/2021

Another very still morning so unsurprisingly the sea was again flat calm, but a few birds off shore.   

8.10 - 09.10 from the sea watch hide:

Teal: 14W

Wigeon: 3E

Common Scoter: 4E

Red-throated Diver: 4E      1W     2 on

Great-crested Grebe: 11 on

Gannet: 248E      17W

Cormorant: present n/c

Kittiwake: 65E       7W

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 2W

Common Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 2W

Great Skua: 2W

Guillemot: 21E     8W     3 on

Razorbill: 102E  9W  15 on

Auk sp: 453E       82W

Black Redstart: 2 behind hide

Grey Seal: 1

Harbour Porpoise: 2

During my walk around the trapping area I managed very brief views of the Siberian Chiffchaff and also saw a couple of European Chiffchaffs, a couple of Brambling over, several each of Redpoll and Siskin, also a few Blackbirds, Redwing and Song Thrushes were flushed, alas no sign of the 2 Long-eared Owls that SP flushed from the area whilst putting up the nets early morning.

On seeing the right hand bird I immediately thought it was a Caspian Gull, then changed my mind to Yellow-legged Gull but now I'm swinging back to Caspian and still not sure.

My first sighting of Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV this winter at the fishing boats, first seen last winter hopefully it will hang around again.

Hastings Life Boat loaded with refugees and towing there RIB

Coming past the fishing boats

Transferred the refugees to the Dungeness boats 

Coming to shore at Dungeness

Late afternoon I rushed a Jack Snipe at the ARC. 14 Cattle Egrets, 9 Great White Egrets and 6 Little Egrets roosted at the ARC per PT, also the 2 Glossy Ibis were at Cooks Pool this afternoon also per PT.