16/04/2022

Some of the 1,000+ Gannets that passed Dungeness today

Todays combined sea watches with JS, WS, RW, VW, DW,PT et al

Brent Goose: 21E

Shoveler: 36E

Teal: 2E

Pintail: 2E

Wigeon: 2E

Goldeneye: 2E

Common Scoter: 615E

Red-breasted Merganser: 3E

Red-throated Diver: 4E 

Great-crested Grebe: 3 on

Fulmar: 4W

Gannet: 1,228E 

Cormorant: present n/c

Oystercatcher: 14E

Whimbrel: 3E

Bar-tailed Godwit: 17E

Kittiwake: 105E

Little Gull: 2E

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 4E 

Common Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Herring Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 263E

Common Tern: 9E 

Arctic Tern: 50E

Great Skua: 3E

Arctic Skua: 3E 

Guillemot: 42E

Auk sp: 6E

Swallow: 1 in

Linnet: 47 in

Goldfinch: 2 in

Harbour Porpoise: 54

Red-breasted Mergansers from yesterday

Common Redstart thanks to Jacob and DBO

At the Egret roost last evening, 5 Glossy Ibis, 3 Cattle Egrets and 7 Little Egrets came in but no Great White Egrets, though there was at least 1 on Cooks Pool today.

The first Lesser Whitethroats of the year appeared today, also my first Small Copper of the year.

At Scotney still at least 3 Little Gulls present among the Black-headed and Mediterranean Gulls, also a few more Yellow Wagtails.

Common Whitethroat at the Long Pits

Small Copper basking in todays sunshine