Egrets!

06.30-09.00 with AJG et al:

Common Scoter: 1E

Gannet: 393W

Grey Plover: 1W

Knot: 1W

Arctic Skua between 10 and 13 mostly West

Mediterranean Gull: 6W

Kittiwake: 8W

Sandwich Tern: 356W

Common Tern: 3W

Razorbill: 2 around

Auk Sp: 16E

I went to The Patch after and saw very little, the highlight being a single Wheatear.

 13 Great White and 2 Little Egrets, red ringed AAH is 4th from the left

After spending quite a few hours over recent days trying to read the ring details I finally managed it this morning. This bird spent some time at Dungeness last Autumn.

 Although I see them daily it's still an amazing sight to me

A new brood of Little Grebes on the Dipping Pool

Also on Burrowes a Ruff, 4 Dunlin and still at least 4 Cattle Egrets.

13.30-15.30 from the fishing boats with AJG and MH:

Red-throated Diver: 1W  and 1 on

Gannet: c50 around mainly moving off E

Dunlin: 15W   7W

Arctic Skua: 3 around

Mediterranean Gull:3W

Kittiwake: 19W

Sandwich Tern: c50 around mainly moving off E

Common Tern: 3W

Guillemot: 2W    1 on

Auk sp: 6E

Swallow: c250 out

House Martin: 3 out

At Scotney just 2 Curlews of any note among among the hordes of feral Geese now joined by a Black Swan.

Galloways late afternoon saw just 4 Stonechats on any note