AJG did an early morning sea watch in the fog, with predictably poor results:
07.20-08.20 from the fishing boats:
Brent Goose: 9E 8W
Wigeon: 15W
Common Scoter: 20W
Gannet: 53 up
Cormorant: 3E
Sandwich Tern: 26E
Swallow: 1 out
Chiffchaff Lighthouse Garden
As the fog lifted I walked most of The Point, The Desert and Long Pits area. Chiffchaffs were numerous, as were Blackcap, I only saw 4 Lesser Whitethroats and 2 Common Whitethroats, Siskins were going over virtually non stop, I kept looking up but failed to see any of the flocks just the odd low flying singleton, there were at least 10 Wheatears around, along with the usual couple of Black Redstarts, at least 20 Stonechats, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a few Swallows, Reed Buntings and Skylarks over but no eastern sprites.
1 of c20 Stonechats seen in the area today
1 of 4 Lesser Whitethroats seen today
A very showy Wheatear in The Desert today
1 of 6 Common Buzzards over the garden while I was having lunch
Lydd fields held much the same as The Point but much smaller numbers, with the addition of 50+ Golden Plover and 2 Great White Egrets.
I joined AJG at the fishing boats this afternoon for an basking in the warm autumn sunshine:
14.00-15.00
Brent Goose: 74W 7E
Common Scoter: 2E
Red-throated Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 1 o/s
Gannet: 10E
Cormorant: 6E
Turnstone: 6W
Arctic Skua: 1E
Sandwich Tern: 16E 32W
Guillemot: 1E
Swallow: 1 out
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
House Sparrows enjoying the late afternoon sun at Springfield Bridge
Great White Egret in the centre of Dengemarsh with a sleeping Ruff
1 of 6 Clouded Yellows seen this afternoon in the Sunflower Field at Denge Marsh
The Glossy Ibis still gorging on Medical Leeches at the ARC early evening
Along with the Ibis this evening 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Garganey and the usual Herons, most the waders were flushed by a persistent Sparrowhawk.
A nice Golden Twin Spot in the MV today
A tatty Red Underwing in the trap this morning
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