21/02/2025

One of today's flocks of Pintail passing the sea watch hide. Many thanks to John Young for the image.

Although the weather looked as though it might encourage some migration the first 2 hrs were fairly quiet, with the usual lull from around 08.30 leaving me thinking it was going to be another slow February day,  then around 09.30 duck and geese numbers picked up and they just kept on coming, with Pintail in particular coming in record breaking numbers, a wonderful experience that will be cherished by those present.

07.15-15.00 from the hide with JS, CF, CP, RW, TH, PE, JY, OL SSE 5-6    11º    

Brent Goose: 2,283E 

Greylag Goose: 28 came in off the sea 

Shelduck: 2E

Shoveler: 65E  

Pintail: 994E    A record count for Dungeness

Teal: 3E 

Eider: 1E   (drake)

Velvet Scoter: 1E

Common Scoter: 65E 

Stock Dove 13  8 came in off the sea later 5 flew South out to sea

Great-crested Grebe: 3E  

Oystercatcher: 26E

Ringed Plover: 1E

Curlew: 34E 

Sandwich Tern: 1E

Kittiwake: 186E

Black-headed Gull: 309E

Mediterranean Gull: 60E

Common Gull:  117E

Herring Gull: Present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: 149E

Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2E

Guillemot: 31E      2 present

Razorbill: 4E

Auk sp: 204E   13W

Red-throated Diver: 110E     2W 

Fulmar: 5E

Gannet: 128E   2W 

Cormorant: Present N/C

Peregrine: 1 present

Harbour Porpoise: 2

Common Seal: 1

Grey Seal: 2