Dungeness
with Paul and Group
On a glorious sunny, but cold, January day, it was nice to join up with Paul and the group after several absences.
- At Scotney GP, en route to the reserve, Paul spotted some Egyptian Geese just to the west of us. Between Lydd and the reserve Paul also alerted me to a Lesser Black-backed Gull - my first of the year.
- The star turn on the reserve had to be the long staying Long-eared Owl by the pond near the visitors centre. Other notable species included Great White Egret, Smew, Goldeneye and Kingfisher.
- The Caspian Gull was still present near the fishing boats - this time I managed to observe it in flight as well as on the ground.
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| Caspian Gull Courtesy of Julie and Malcolm Redford |
- On the sea the Gannets were busy as were the Great-crested Grebes, Guillemots and the Cormorants. A lone Red-throated Diver was a welcome sight as it flew east.
- Finally, we relocated to Pett level to twitch the Glossy Ibis. At the end, Paul alerted us to a Barn Owl flying low over the levels to the north of us.
A lovely, full day out, connecting with friends. 60+ species seen .
Additions to BUBO 2016 UK Year List:
113 Egyptian Goose
114 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Today's species list (courtesy of Alan)
Barnacle Goose Black-headed Gull |
| Black-Tailed Godwit |
| Blue Tit |
| Brent Goose |
| Buzzard |
| Canada Goose |
| Carrion Crow |
| Cetti's Warbler (heard) |
| Collared Dove |
| Common Gull |
| Coot |
| Cormorant |
| Curlew |
| Dunlin |
| Feral Pigeon |
| Fieldfare |
| Golden Plover |
| Goldfinch |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
| Great Crested Grebe |
| Great Tit |
| Grey Heron |
| Grey Plover |
| Greylag Goose |
| Herring Gull |
| Hooded Crow |
| House Sparrow |
| Kestrel |
| Lapwing |
| Little Egret |
| Little Grebe |
| Magpie |
| Mallard |
| Marsh Harrier |
| Meadow Pipit |
| Merlin |
| Mute Swan |
| Oyster Catcher |
| Pheasant |
| Pied Wagtail |
| Red-legged Partridge |
| Redshank |
| Reed Bunting |
| Ringed Plover |
| Rock Pipit |
| Sanderling |
| Shelduck |
| Shore Lark |
| Shoveler |
| Skylark |
| Snipe |
| Spotted Redshank (heard) |
| Starling |
| Stock Dove |
| Teal |
| Turnstone |
| White-fronted Goose |
| Widgeon |
| Woodpigeon |
| Wren (63) |
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