Shorebirds

Cold, dry and misty, N2 - With a nip in the air it was not a morning to be sitting about in a hide, so I opted for a long hike along the foreshore from Littlestone to Greatstone and likewise at Dungeness. There was no sign of any Snow Buntings at places that they`ve been seen before; infact the only passerines noted were a handful of Skylarks, Pied Wagtails, Starlings and Stonechats. As it was high tide there were plenty of waders either roosting on the shingle (Oystercatcher and Grey Plover) or feeding along the tideline (Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Dunlin and Sanderling) along with scores of Black-headed and Common Gulls. A diversion to Lade pits turned up very little of note apart from 55 Curlews roosting in a field at the northern end on Romney Salts.

                                 Sanderlings and Dunlins, Littlestone beach