After a run of half decent sea watches, I can only describe todays as disappointing!
06.20-08.30 with RW, SO from the sea watch hide. Wind SW 1-2 Temp 9°
Brent Goose: 8E 1W
Common Scoter: 303E 8W
Great-crested Grebe: 11 present
Oystercatcher: 3E
Black-headed Gull: 2E
Mediterranean Gull: 2W
Common Gull: 16E
Great Black-backed Gull: 27E
Herring Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 2 present
Sandwich Tern: 25E 2W
Auk sp: 4E
Red-throated Diver: 21E 2W
Gannet: 29E 21W
Cormorant: 59 around
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
The Lydd Little Owls watched me as I walked by
Pied Wagtail collecting nesting material
After my late breakfast while scrolling X and WhatsApp I noticed there seemed to be lots of birders around Dungeness, so instead of going to the usual sites walked out of the back of Lydd and then around the back of Scotney to Jurys Gap and back. Although it was a very pleasant walk it was also disappointing due to the complete lack of migrants. There plenty of Skylarks, Corn and Reed Buntings but none of the hoped for Yellow Wagtails, Hirundines and Little Ringed Plovers. But it is only still March. From the reports I heard from the reserve nothing new was found today, there are still a few Water Pipits around, c15 Little Gulls on Burrowes as well as the Great Northern Diver, 2 there yesterday, a White Stork of unknown origin flew through North East, a few Sedge Warblers and a Willow Warbler.
One of several Corn Buntings seen on my walk today
Small Tortoiseshell basking in the warm sunshine today
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