Dungeness - mild, overcast, rain, S5 - Joined the regulars in the seawatch hide this morning for a couple of hours with a big sea running and a brisk southerly blow driving rain into the hide; ah, the joys of seawatching! There were plenty of Gannets going both ways making light of the sea state, a common enough sight here, but one that is always thrilling to watch particularly when they`re so close to shore, along with a steady flow of Kittiwakes and a dozen Fulmars. Moving up-Channel in small groups were up to 100 Common Scoters, 300 Brent Geese and 20 Red-throated Divers, some very close to the hide. Also in the mix all the usual Great Crested Grebes, auks, Cormorants and gulls.
On the bird reserve the Black-necked Grebe remained on the Christmas Dell pools while the highly mobile drake Smew paid a visit to Tanners pool on the Boulderwall fields. Also noted two Great White Egrets and four Goldeneyes, but little else in the poor weather conditions.
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