This mornings sea watch was very slow, but did produce the best bird of the day a Shag! the first one I've seen for 2 years at Dungeness.
The avian interest was centred around the reserve with lots of waders dropping in, why they chose today I have no idea. There were 400+ Each of Tundra Ringed Plover and Grey Plover, 10+ Knot, at least 5 little Stints, a Temminck's Stint, Dunlin, Sanderling, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwits, Avocets and Redshanks as well as Cattle Egrets with Hobbys overhead. Sadly passerines were not to be seen.
Tundra Ringed Plovers on Hayfield 1
Cattle Egrets Hayfield 1
Greenshank Hayfield 1
Little Stint Hayfield 1
Temminck's Stint on the ARC from Hanson this afternoon
Temminck's Stint on the ARC from Hanson this afternoon
Knot from Makepiece
Stoat bounding up the path towards me at Christmas Dell this afternoon
Skids to halt when it sees me
Giving me the side eye
Trying to out stare me before vanishing into the undergrowth
That's because we went home.
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