Sunday 3 October 2021

03/10/2021

Red-throated Diver
07.00-10.30 from the fishing boats with CP, AJG, NB, JB, DW, CT, BW, GH et al
Brent Goose: 3W
Common Scoter: 22W     6E
Red-throated Diver: 12W
Balearic Shearwater: 1W
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Gannet: 741W
Cormorant: 64 around
Shag: 1W
Turnstone: 7 around
Kittiwake: 7W
Black-headed Gull: Present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 22W
Common Gull: Present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Herring Gull: Present n/c
Lesser black-backed Gull: Present n/c
Caspian Gull: 2 around
Sandwich Tern: 402W
Common Tern: 3W
Great Skua: 4W
Arctic Skua: 57W     11E
Guillemot: 3W
Razorbill: 18W
Auk sp: 205W
Hobby: 1W
Swallow: 33 out
Pied Wagtail: 2W
Rock Pipit: 1W
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
I was a little slow spotting this Shag coming, still a scarce bird at Dungeness
Great Black-backed Gull about to swallow a Thornback Ray whole
There were still at least 5 Cattle Egrets at Boulderwall late afternoon
A brief visit to Dennis's Hide, saw c150 Golden Plover, 2 Dunlin and a Ruff among the Lapwings on the islands.

1 comment:

  1. Great Observations must have been a bit blowy out there the shot you took of Red throat Diver brill thank you .

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