Sea watching the last couple of days has been poor with very little movement off shore. 100+ Gannet feeding, with smaller numbers of Kittiwakes, Mediterranean Gulls and Sandwich Terns, a few Red-throated Divers, 40+ Razorbills and a handful of Guillemots.
Very little on the land apart from Chiffchaffs, early mornings have produced a few flyover Brambling, Siskins, Tree Sparrows and Reed buntings , also several Jays which are scarce on the peninsular.
On the reserve the great Egrets and still at least 4 Cattle Egrets along with the 2 Glossy Ibis. ^00+ Golden Plover have been roosting on the islands on Burrowes along with c40 Common Snipe, 4 Dunlin, 6 Grey Plover and a Black-tailed Godwit. At least 1 Black-necked grebe and a Goldeneye there.
Record of yesterdays Slavonian Grebe found by DW on the ARC, the first record for Dungeness this year
Adult Yellow-legged Gull by the entrance track to the VC
Greater White-fronted Goose at Scotney today
A party of Red-throated Divers at the fishing boats this afternoon
The Glossy Ibis showing well today
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