Whooper Swans!

Stonechat by the approach road early morning

07.00-08.30 with RW, So & AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Brent Goose: 15E
Teal: 4E
Wigeon: 33E
Mallard: 2E
Pintail: 4E
Common Scoter: 8E
Red-breasted Merganser: 4E
Red throated Diver 52 up
Great-crested Grebe: 46 around
Fulmar: 2E
Gannet: 319E  c50 feeding offshore
Kittiwake: 29E
Guillemot: 16E
Razorbill: 3E
Auk sp: 129: E
A walk around the Desert area produced a Common Snipe, 4 Stonechats and at least 6 Skylarks and a few Meadow Pipits but little else of note.
With the lovely weather Dungeness and the reserve soon became very busy so I got some domestic stuff done.

Superb views of the 2 Whooper Swans this afternoon