Lade - overcast, mild, drizzle, SW 5 - Another day of strong winds and drizzle throughout made for difficult birding conditions. There seemed to be an overnight arrival of Chiffchaffs with at least five in the willow swamp, two in the garden and others around the bird reserve, most of them in song. Six Goldeneyes remained on south lake along with a pair of Shelducks. A check of the bay from Littlestone revealed eight species of waders with 25 Ringed Plovers suggesting birds on the move.
Very quiet on the RSPB reserve today (unless large gulls and Cormorants are your bag) with no sign of either the Smew or Black-necked Grebe. The Ruff flock is still present, plus a few each of Goldeneye and Great White Egret and all the usual common wildfowl.
The four
Cattle Egrets were in the field by the allotments from the Lydd Road this afternoon while I could find no sign of the Whooper Swans in the rape-seed fields. A notable 200 Fulmars were logged past Dungeness this morning (per MC).
Common Gull, Burrowes
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