Mild, sunny, W4 - This morning`s Ted walk took in a long sweep around Dungeness where birds were hard to come by in the brisk breeze. However, halfway along the Pilot Path I almost stood on a Woodcock which hurtled off through the sallows, while a few minutes later a calling Woodlark passed overhead unseen. Otherwise it was a case of just a few tits, crests, Chiffs, Robins, Mipits, Stonechats and Blackbirds lurking in and around the Trapping Area. After drawing a blank at Kerton quarry we moved on to Lade where the highlights were my first autumn sightings of Goldeneye (a red-head) and a Bittern that flew over the reed-bed on the far side of south lake. The sheltered sun-traps by the ponds attracted several Red Admirals, Peacocks and Speckled Wood butterflies. A check of the beach from the Tavern viewpoint yielded the usual shorebirds and gulls plus five Sandwich Terns.
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