Cold, overcast and dry, NE 4 - The chilly weather continued for another days guiding. We crossed the Marsh via Kennardington where Hobby, Kestrel, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Bullfinch, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk and Long-tailed Tit were noted, by no sign yet of any Cuckoo or Turtle Dove. In Faggs Wood at least four Nightingales were in song along with singles of Garden and Willow Warblers, plus the usual Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs, a singing Goldcrest, calling Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Back on the coast at Scotney the front fields attracted a decent mixed flock of around 60 grounded Bar-tailed Godwits, Whimbrels and Curlews, plus a pair of Avocets. Outback the stiff breeze meant a paucity of passerines with just two Tree Sparrows, three Yellow Wagtails and a Skylark of any note. A few more Avocets were on the back island along with a Little Egret and a passing Marsh Harrier. En-route to Dungeness two Hobbies struggled to hawk for insects over Hookers. We ended the day with a seawatch where a trickle of Gannets and Commic Terns, Barwits, Whimbrels, a Grey Plover and a Bonxie headed up-Channel. A tidy couple of days then for the guests with 107 species recorded, the undoubted highlight being yesterdays Black Kite.
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