Some of the 100s of Guillemots past Dungeness today
08.15-10.00 from the sea watch hide with DWBrent Goose: 6E
Red-throated Diver: 89E 296W
Great-crested Grebe: 5 o/s
Fulmar: 5W
Gannet: 120E 17W
Cormorant: c200 around
Oystercatcher: 1E
Great Skua: 1W
Kittiwake: 6W 1E
Mediterranean Gull: 1E 1W
Guillemot: 543E 291W
Razorbill: 2E 5W
Auk sp: 98E 42W
Common Seal: 1
Bewick Swans at Midley today
A drive around Walland Marsh today found that the herd of 30 at Midley had reduced to 18, but found a new party of 5 at Newlands Farm with another juvenile. Only a few winter thrushes were found. I will have to get out of the car and venture into the marsh on foot to try and locate some winter Geese and hopefully some more Swans.
The 4 Long-tailed Ducks were still present today at Scotney but little else of note.
I finally caught up with the drake Smew, getting very distant views on Tanners Pool, also the usual Great White Egrets there.
1 of the few Razorbills seen among the 100s of Guillemots today
Half an hour at the fishing boats this afternoon saw 100s more Guillemots, a black slick of Cormorants more Red-throated Givers and Gannets, also 26 Brent Geese moved east and 40 Kittiwake were lingering off shore.
Gannets at the fishing boats this afternoon
This image does not convey the numbers of Cormorants at the fishing boats this afternoon
The late afternoon Gull roost on Burrowes was disappointing, despite many Gulls coming to roost I and even DW was unable to find any Caspians or Yellow-legged Gulls. 12 roosting Black-tailed Godwits were the highlight.
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