Wheatear in The Desert
Another baking hot day around Dungeness with a dribble of migrants. The sea is still very unproductive with just a a few each of Sandwich Tern, Gannet and Mediterranean Gulls of any note. A wander around the Desert and trapping area found a few Wheatears and a few calling Willow Warblers but little else.
At The ARC during 4 visits today 100s of Sand Martins with smaller numbers of Swallows and House Martins, 5 Glossy Ibis, 7 Cattle Egrets that are mostly seen in the Boulderwall Fields, 4 Garganey, Common and Green Sandpipers,Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, Black-tailed Godwits and the usual wildfowl. Common Whitethroats, Reed and Sedge Warblers were noticeable by their absence. My personal highlight of the day was finding a colour ringed Cormorant, (I'm easily pleased).
There are still 100s of Sand Martins around Dungeness
Juvenile Swallow at the ARC car park
Green Sandpiper
Cattle Egrets
Black-tailed Godwit
Party of 4 Garganey at the ARC from Hanson
Cormorant that I believe was ringed in Cheshire. I await details.
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