Dungeness - 0600-0800hrs - cool, sunny, WSW 3 - An early seawatch from the hide was very disappointing with three distant Bonxies being the only birds of note. A dribble of Gannets, Kittiwakes, auks, Sandwich Terns, Common Scoters, four Red-throated Divers and three Fulmars was about it, while two Black Redstarts were on the power station complex, one in song.
Lade - A Greenshank over calling was our first of spring as was a Common Sandpiper on north lake. A couple of Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail flew over, but as the wind picked up grounded passerines became difficult to detect amongst the scrub. An evening visit produced our first ten Swifts of the year along with a mixed flock of all three hirundines hawking insects over the willow swamp in a brisk and chilly south-westerly airflow.
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