Dungeness - cold, cloudy, showery, W 4 - Another shocking day of cold unseasonal weather with a nagging wind throughout making for difficult birding conditions. However, that said we rattled up a fair old variety of species for our guests starting at the point with good views of birds as diverse as Fulmar, Black Redstart, Stonechat, Peregrine and Whitethroat, plus several Wheatears on the beach opposite Jarman`s. Moving onto the bird reserve where a shower of rain downed a flock of six Sanderlings and three Dunlins in summer plumage along with eight Gadwalls and a Shoveler on Burrowes that stayed for all of ten minutes! Also noted around the circuit several Hobbies and Marsh Harriers, Little Egret, Redshanks and Lapwings, Shelducks, Bearded Tit and all the usual warblers. On ARC, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat and Chiffchaff were all in song and several Common Terns alighted on the raft; I had brief flight views of the Glossy Ibis over the lake and everywhere across the site there were Swifts.
This afternoon a trip to Scotney produced good views of Yellow Wagtails (including a displaying male above), Corn Bunting, Marsh Harrier and Buzzard, while a pair of Tree Sparrows were still in the nest box by the farmhouse. Also outback seven Avocets and around 100 feral geese and Mute Swans.
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