A very poor sea watch this morning , though the Cormorants were a spectacle as they came in from the shipping lane at least c6 miles out in the channel, from the moment we arrived until we left they just kept coming.
08.00-09.00 from the hide with RW. Wind NE3 3ยบ drizzle
Wigeon: 8E
Great Crested Grebe: 4E
Oystercatcher: 16E
Herring Gull: present
Great Black-backed Gull: present
Guillemot: 4 present
Auk sp: 121E
Red-throated Diver: 174E
Gannet: 36E
Cormorant: 7,000-10,000 present
The Great Northern Diver finally posed for a while this morning
There was still at least 5 Caspian Gulls at Burrowes today and a handful of Goldeneye. 32 Bewick Swans were on Walland Marsh. At Scotney the Scaup was present at the double bends.
This Common Crane was my 232nd species for 2025 in the Dungeness area, thanks to a very timely call early afternoon from John Young letting me know it was flying around high in front of my house, it circled for a few minutes before drifting off West into Sussex.
There were probably 54 Whitefronts at Dengemarsh today and 6 extra Barnacle Geese per JY.
4 Tundra Bean Geese viewed from Dennes Lane, Lydd with 22 White-fronted Geese
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