Dungeness sea watch 6 am to 9.30 am then 1.30 pm to 3 pm , all birds moving east unless otherwise stated :
Pomarine Skua 15 light phase 2 dark phase
Common Tern 50 +
Arctic Tern 1
Sandwich Tern 50+
Little Tern 8
Black Tern 2
" Commic Tern " 100 +
Fulmar 1
Gannet 100 +
Great Crested Grebe 10 + on the sea
Common Scoter 80 east and west
Shoveler 2
Kittiwake 1
Bar Tailed Godwit 3
Sanderling 9 east 2 west
Oystercatcher 8
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 1
Redshank 5
Auk Sp. 1 west
Swallow 6 in off
Not huge numbers of birds moving although the main target bird Pomarine Skua was seen very well with most birds quite close in and their " spoons " were easily seen .
A quick visit to the Rspb reserve was less productive with very little seen , highlights being a showy Cettis warbler and a Booming Bittern was good to hear , also several Common Whitesthroats gave themselves up to the camera .
Common Whitethroat.
I also had a look over the ARC pits and picked out a Black Tern being harassed by a Lapwing , not else of note was seen here , although a smart Little Egret and a Grey plover was nice to see . I also saw 4 Common Swifts flying overhead which was a welcome year tick .
Pomarine Skua 15 light phase 2 dark phase
Common Tern 50 +
Arctic Tern 1
Sandwich Tern 50+
Little Tern 8
Black Tern 2
" Commic Tern " 100 +
Fulmar 1
Gannet 100 +
Great Crested Grebe 10 + on the sea
Common Scoter 80 east and west
Shoveler 2
Kittiwake 1
Bar Tailed Godwit 3
Sanderling 9 east 2 west
Oystercatcher 8
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 1
Redshank 5
Auk Sp. 1 west
Swallow 6 in off
Not huge numbers of birds moving although the main target bird Pomarine Skua was seen very well with most birds quite close in and their " spoons " were easily seen .
A quick visit to the Rspb reserve was less productive with very little seen , highlights being a showy Cettis warbler and a Booming Bittern was good to hear , also several Common Whitesthroats gave themselves up to the camera .
I also had a look over the ARC pits and picked out a Black Tern being harassed by a Lapwing , not else of note was seen here , although a smart Little Egret and a Grey plover was nice to see . I also saw 4 Common Swifts flying overhead which was a welcome year tick .
