30/09/2020

Juvenile Arctic Skua today

2 sea watches today 0645-09.00 & 12.00-15.30 my thanks to AJG & JY for keeping the logs, also present OL, MH & DH.

Wigeon: 6W

Teal: 2W

Common Scoter: 4W

Red-throated Diver: 2W

Great-crested Grebe: 2 o/s

Gannet: 102W

Cormorant: present n/c

Oystercatcher: 2E

Arctic Skua: minimum of 5 o/s

Kittiwake: 1E (adult)  1W (juvenile)

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 5W

Common Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 825W

Common Tern: 54W

Razorbill: 1 o/s

Auk sp: 2W

Sand Martin: 3S

Swallow: 2,419S

House Martin: 77S

Pied Wagtail: 4 on beach

Carrion Crow: 12S

Linnet: 58W

Goldfinch: 30S

Siskin: 26S

Adult winter plumage Razorbill today

Juvenile/1w Common Tern today

1 of 3 Black Redstarts around the Polish Memorial today

A wander around The Point and the bushes saw/heard plenty of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, more Swallows departing South, plenty of Siskins, Redpolls, Chaffinches and Meadow Pipits over head, smaller numbers of Skylarks, Linnets and Goldfinches, 14 Stonechats, 3 Black Redstarts.Thrushes were virtually non existent.

Goldfinches in The Desert today

The regular tatty male Marsh Harrier quartering The Desert today

3 Cattle Egrets, a Little Egret and 2 Glossy Ibis at Cooks Pool today

There were 5 Great White Egrets on Dengemarsh and another 5 at least on the ARC viewed from the causeway. I did not bother with walking up the ARC as the wind would have made viewing difficult from the bank. I don't like to think what has been missed in the last few months due to the nanny knows best attitude to opening of the hides around Dungeness.