A miserable day on the peninsula started rather well due to a message from David Walker, saying he had heard and seen a Hume's Warbler in the Dungeness Observatory garden. I was already on my way to The Point when I got the message, so just a few minutes later I was at the Observatory where the Hume's Warbler showed and called immediately but briefly, which it did on several occasions, the views being to brief for either of us to get an image of it, fortunately David had deployed his Nocmig and recorded several calls. DG joined us and saw the warbler, soon after it flew to the back garden and disappeared, though it must surely still be nearby.
The only other news was that the Glaucous Gull was again present at the fishing boats per N Burt & J Burt.
In a relatively poor sea watch a notable 268 Brent Geese in 17 Small flocks flew East in just over an hour and half this morning, surely not the start of the return migration?
Brent Geese from the sea watch hide this morning
08.50-10.30 from the Hide joined by NB & JB
Brent Goose: 268E (17 small flocks)
Shelduck: 1E
Common Scoter: 3E
Great-crested Grebe: 3E 1 present
Kittiwake: 19E 3W
Black-headed Gull: present
Mediterranean Gull: 3W
Common Gull: 17E
Herring Gull: present
Great Black-backed Gull:present
Guillemot: 14W 3E
Auk: 315W 16E
Red-throated Diver: 5W 2E 2 on
Gannet: 206W 117E
Cormorant: present n/c
Grey Seal: 2
Gannets from the hide
More Brent Geese from the hide
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