Dungeness - cold, cloudy, showery, NW 3 - Circuits around the peninsula these past two days have resulted in few changes to the winter birding scene. The usual suite of wintering seabirds continue to be present offshore, while passerine activity on the sewage plant at Dungeness has attracted Grey Wagtail, Black Redstart and Chiffchaff, plus Peregrine on the power station structure. On the RSPB reserve the redhead Smew remains on ARC lake, although it is not always obvious when fishing the reedbed margins. Amongst thousands of wildfowl and Cormorants on Burrowes are several each of Goldeneye and Pintail, while an elusive Water Pipit is on the Dengemarsh wetlands where also several Great White Egrets and a pair of Glossy Ibis are present. The paddocks at Cockles Bridge along the Lydd Road are the latest preferred haunt of four Cattle Egrets, with the winter swans still in situ on Walland Marsh at Dennes Lane and Midley, although not for much longer I suspect. Waders are much in evidence at Scotney and Lade Bay, including a small flock of Black-tailed Godwit at the latter site.
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