Sea watching is still only producing small numbers of Gannets, Kittiwakes, Common and Sandwich Terns
with the odd Dunlin and a surprise Common Snipe. Though bird of the day was Jacobs Black Guillemot, which would have been a new bird for Dungeness for me, sadly I missed it by a few minutes. There appears to be very little feeding off shore, so presumably there is no fish in the bay which would explain why there are so few Harbour Porpoises at the moment.
The reserve is also incredibly quiet avian wise, though the usual Egrets/Ibis have been showy. Wader numbers are low with single figure counts of Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plovers and Black-tailed Godwits, a Wood Sandpiper dropped into the ARC this evening, also up to 6 Garganey have been present. Sand Martins are still around in large numbers with smaller numbers of Swallows and House Martins.
Cattle Egrets at Boulderwall
Black-tailed Godwits from Firth viewpoint
Garganey from Hanson
Glossy Ibis from Hanson
Little Egret from Hanson
Juvenile Wheatears around the fishing boats
German colour ringed juvenile Caspian Gull at the fishing boats
Juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls at the fishing boats
Juvenile Herring Gull with a fishing weight attached to its leg at the fishing boats
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