Absolutely mind blowing the number of Hirundines leaving our shores in such a short space of time yesterday morning
07.45-10.15 from the boats with SG, TW,JY
Brent Goose: 2E 34W Another 48W this PM
Wigeon: 13W
Teal: 5W
Common Scoter: 8E
Oystercatcher: 3E 2W
Sandwich Tern: 47W
Common Tern: 10W
Black-headed Gull: present n/c
Mediterranean Gull: 4 present
Herring Gull: present n/c
Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c
Arctic Skua: 1W
Balearic Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 51W
Cormorant: Present n/c
Sparrowhawk: 1 in off
Swallow: 126,000 out
Sand Martin: 500 out
House Martin: 84,000 out
Meadow Pipit:1,000 out
Harbour Porpoise: 4
Grey Seal: 1
Tuna: 1
If watching 200,000 Hirundines wasn't enough to make a great day at Dungeness birding, a text from Dave Bunney saying come quickly I've got a Bonelli's Warbler in the garden. Needless to say less than 5 minutes later the fishing boats had been vacated and we were looking into Davids garden, thankfully before we had even seen the bird its identity as a Western Bonelli's rather than Eastern was confirmed by its call. I then spent several hours taking way too many images of the bird but thoroughly enjoying myself. To cap it all Sheila gave us one her lovely Ice Creams! Definitely recommended.
Western Bonelli's Warbler
About to catch a fly
Spotted Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Little Grebe from Hanson
Glossy Ibis still at the ARC
2 of the Balearic Shearwaters that passed the fishing boats this morning
The new Mirror outside Boulderwall Farm House
With the installation of the mirror pulling out of the ARC car park onto Dungeness Road is much safer now you can see if the road is clear.
Yes the ice cream is fantastic.
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