An uninpriring sea watch this morning with singles of Fulmar and Great-crested Grebe and 18 Gannets East, 4 Kittiwakes and 17 Mediterranean Gulls flew down to The Patch, where there were 100s, of Gulls, mainly Black-headed and Herring but at least 3 Yellow-legged Gulls. A Black redstart was on the rocks behind The Patch.
9 Cattle Egrets that came into the ARC pre-roost
At least 9 Cattle Egrets are around mainly feeding in the Boulderwall Fields with the cattle and quite difficult to see. On the ARC 5 Glossy Ibis still present, 5+ each of Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover, there usually Garganey lurking among the many eclipse Gadwall and Shoveler, also the female Goldeneye is still present but very elusive turning up just about any where. 100s of Sand Martins are moving through daily, with a few Swifts today.The area in front of Firth looks excellent for waders, sadly today just a few Gulls. I am trying to come to terms with the Firth viewpoint, but on a day like today it is truly impossible to use a telescope there due to the wind shake. If the viewing windows were blocked up that may possibly help the situation as all they do is concentrate any westerly wind into a gale, as for the idea of using them to view through if the wind is in an Easterly or Northerly vector, that is quite impossible. I'm beginning to believe that someone just saw something like it in a magazine and thought it would be a great idea, then without thinking through how impractical it would be at Dungeness got the RSPB to throw money at it.
Little Egret, ARC
Young Common Lizard on the Willow Trail boardwalk
A pair of Bordered Straws in the trap this morning along with the Jersey Tiger below.
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