The Dungeness Lifeboat powering past the fishing boats this morning
10.30-12.30 from the fishing boats:
Common Scoter: 1W
Ringed Plover: 7W
Turnstone: 1W
Sandwich Tern: 49W
Common Tern: 1W
Guillemot: 1 on
Razorbill: 1 on
Balearic Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 12W 4E
Cormorant: 13 on
Swallow: 4W
Harbour Porpoise: 8
Grey Seal: 2
As you can see from the above list the sea watching has not really improved, at least the weather was glorious.
I spent the afternoon walking from Dengemarsh to Burrowes. 2 juvenile Hobbys were honing their hunting skills catching Dragonflys very successfully at Springfield Bridge, they were the highlight of my walk around the reserve, 2 Raven flew high over and 2 Juvenile Marsh Harriers quartered the reed beds. Hayfield 3 and 1 are bone dry, Hayfield 2 has had water pumped into it so why not pump 1& 3, both of which when wet seem to be more attractive to birds than 2. Burrowes held a few Little Egrets and a Great White Egret but little else of any note, there were a few Chiffchaffs in the bushes around the reserve and 3 lingering Common Whitethroats. In my walk around the reserve I only encountered 2 couples wandering around the reserve and they were out for a walk, it seems birders realise the heart has been torn out of the reserve so no longer visit.
A gorgeous pristine Clifton Nonpareil that was attracted to my moth trap this week
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