Over the last few days the constant N.E. winds have made birding around Dungeness a challenge, to be honest most of the time it was a challenge to far for me. The highlight for me was coming across a pair of Hobby's mating, so at least there maybe at least one pair breeding on the peninsular.

 Yellow Wagtail at Scotney

This morning with barely a breeze I ventured out the back of Scotney, there were a few pairs of Yellow Wagtails and 2 singing Corn Buntings, disappointingly I only found 2 singing Reed Warblers and 1 Sedge Warbler but feel sure there must be more that were keeping quiet. On the islands 14 Avocets but no young but the islands are quite vegetated and could easily conceal youngsters. A couple of Marsh Harriers and Common Buzzards were seen and a number of Egyptian Geese with Goslings. Round the farm the regular Little Owls were missing, plenty of young House Sparrows were around the stalls and at least 1 pair of Swallows but on the whole it was very disappointing for breeding birds. 

At the Patch c25 Common Terns over the boil with a single 1s Mediterranean Gull and a male Black Redstart singing behind the hide.

 Little Gulls From Firth Hide

This evening on Burrowes highlights were a couple of Little Gulls, 4 Avocets, 3 Dunlin and 4 Ringed Plover, it was good to see some more muddy areas appearing in front of Firth hide.

 Avocet from Firth Hide

 Hoverfly sp apparently mating

Clancy's Rustic the best of the moths in the Plodland trap lately