Glorious Sunshine!

07.50-16.00 Dungeness beach (1hr break mid morning):

Red-throated Diver: 87W

Great-crested Grebe: n/c c300 o/s early morning

Fulmar: 1W

Gannet: n/c c70W

Brent Goose: 238E

Wigeon: 573E

Pintail: 4E

Shoveller: 11E

Teal: 371E 3W

Common Scoter: 21W

Dunlin: 35W

Turnstone: 9 on beach

Little Gull: 14W

Kittiwake: n/c c400+W

Mediterranean Gull: 4W

Caspian Gull: 1 3w in roost

1w Glaucous Gull: 1 around

Guillemot: 2,000+W no Razorbills seen.

As at last the sun shone all day, I spent a good portion of the day photographing the gulls feasting the large amounts of Shellfish, Starfish and anglers throw backs, so I am sure I missed a lot more birds passing off shore.

1w Glaucous Gull

1w Glaucous Gull

1w Glaucous Gull

Guillemot

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Little Gull

2w Mediterranean Gull

The Hume's Leaf Warbler was reported still in the trapping area, the 2 Black-throated Divers still on New Diggings, up to 3 red head Smew, 1 Goosander and up to 6 Great White Egrets all reported around the reserve.