1 of the 2 Little Gulls still on Burrowes today

Today the NE wind finally went round to a westerly vector with the arrival of storm Hector, though in truth it wasn't much of storm at Dungeness just a little breezy with some drizzle.
08.00-09.30 from the sea watch hide:
Common Scoter: 67E
Manx Shearwater: 2W
Gannet: 48E    73W
Cormorant: 14 around
Mediterranean Gull: 2W   both 2s
Kittiwake: 4E
Sandwich Tern: 39E.   9W
Common Tern: 26E   4W
Guillemot: 2E
Auk sp: 3E
Swift: 17 SW
Harbour Porpoise: 2
A walk down to The Patch saw little of note.
Driving back home across the causeway c50 Swifts were feeding over the ARC.

15.00-16.00 from the sea watch hide:
Common Scoter: 13E
Manx Shearwater: 4W
Gannet: 10E   33W
Arctic Skua: 3E  all LP
Mediterranean Gull: 2W  both ads
Sandwich Tern: 13E   17W
Common Tern: 4E
Swift: 7 SW
Harbour Porpoise: 2

Another walk down to The Patch again saw little of note, though the male Black Redstart was again singing behind the hide.
Late afternoon on the reserve there were c200 Swifts high over Burrowes, as soon as the sun came out they all melted away. 2 Little Gulls could still be seen from Firth as were a Dunlin and 4 ringed Plovers but little else of note.