At The Patch this morning just 2 Mediterranean Gulls and a handful of Common Terns among the usual Gulls there. Pitsea ringed Herring Gull X2DT seen regularly around Dungeness, also a new colour ringed Black-headed  Gull (black ring, white Alpha Numeric) R90T which was probably ringed in northern France in 2006/2007.

A call from MH telling me a Curlew Sandpiper was showing on Burrowes Pit, by the time I arrived it had gone missing, though after a few minutes I located on a distant island.

 Gulls trailing a trawler that passed close inshore this afternoon

14.00-16.40 from the fishing boats with MH till the fog came in again.
Common Scoter: 38E
Great-crested Grebe: 2 around
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 36W   2E
Oystercatcher: 4E
Mediterranean Gull: 2W  both ads
Kittiwake: 15W
Sandwich Tern: 76W   1E
Common Tern: 2W
Guillemot: 1E

 Sandwich Terns past the fishing boats

 Teal from Firth

A late afternoon visit to Burrowes found no sign of the Curlew Sandpiper, the first Common Tern chicks were seen, the Little Gull had reappeared, 20 Curlew and 2 Avocets had dropped in.

 Reed Bunting from Firth

 Little Gull from Firth

Common Terns from Firth