Thursday - Dungeness - mild, cloudy, showers, SW5 - 0645-0845hrs - A two hour seawatch from the hide with the locals this morning produced a limited up-Channel passage of seabirds with Sandwich Terns making up the numbers and my first Common Terns of the year the highlight: Sandwich Tern 37, Gannet 18, Red-throated Diver 7, Common Scoter 8, Common Tern 6, Med Gull 1, Arctic Skua 1. A few more Swallows around today but otherwise the strong winds so far this week has made for difficult birding conditions.
Friday - Lade - mild, sunny, SW 5 - The blustery winds from a southerly vector continued throughout the morning as we scoured the local patch for any signs of incoming migrants, of which the only evidence was a Willow Warbler singing deep within a gorse thicket beside south lake. Elsewhere the usual Chiffchaffs and Cetti`s Warblers were in good voice around the willow swamp, plus several Skylarks and Linnet on the desert along with a Stonechat and Meadow Pipit. Two pairs of Egyptian Geese noisily chased one another around the site as a couple of Curlews flew over from the bay. There has been no change to the birds on the RSPB reserve since my last visit.
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