Kent
- I spent the early afternoon at Dungeness watching the ring-necked duck in the pond by Boulderwell Farm. This North American "vagrant" was showing really well with the coots. In really good lighting, the views were absolutely superb.
- I bumped into Plodding Birder who advised against going onto the reserve and guided me to looking for the snow buntings at St Michael's beach - some 7-8 miles further east. This was a new site for me and the search area was massive. However, after reading the RBA text carefully I and a couple of other birders managed to locate and enjoy watching the 5 birds seen by others earlier in the day. In good lighting and at short distance the views were spectacular. After some time they flew a few metres further west before landing again.
A good couple of hours birding and 2 excellent sightings.
Addition to BUBO 2016 UK Bird List:
Ring-necked duck (253)
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