23/03/2026

Hopefully today was the last day in this run of very foggy mornings, tomorrows forecast of fairly strong SW winds looks like it will be good for sea watching.

A look at the ARC saw the 2 Black-necked Grebes and 6+ Goldeneye on a mill pond like ARC, a further 3 Goldeneye were on the New Diggings.

A wander around The Point was disappointing, a Chiffchaff in the lighthouse garden, a single Redwing in the TA, a Black Redstart at the Power Station along with the resident Peregrines was as good as it got for me.

At lunchtime a sub adult male Marsh Harrier was hunting the field in front of house giving super views.

Sub adult male Marsh Harrier

A very cool cycle ride this afternoon to and around the reserve saw usual 3 Whitefronts at Dengemarsh and a Water Pipit along with the usual wildfowl but nothing else notable.

At Christmas Dell 14 Common Snipe and another Water Pipit were notable.

On Burrowes 2 more Goldeneye and 2 Little Gulls feeding among the Black-headed Gulls.

On the way back an Avocet was flying around the hayfields, also 3 Redshank a Ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin there with several displaying Lapwings.

One of the Little Gulls over Burrowes this afternoon

Avocet over the Hayfields

The Lesser Whitethroat (halimodendri) still present in the garden today