A rare venture out of Surrey saw Magnus A and I head to Dungeness for a day's birding. Highlights included two 2cy
Iceland Gulls at The Patch, where there were two 2cy
Caspian Gulls. A
Black Redstart and a
Chiffchaff were around the Old Lighthouse. Later on, we had one of the
Icelands and another 2cy
Caspian on the RSPB reserve. We spied one of the
Long-eared Owls hiding away behind the dipping pool near the RSPB visitor centre and the New Diggings held two
Slavonian Grebes and a
Black-necked Grebe, which was moulting through to summer nick. Other highlights on the reserve included a
Great White Egret, a
Raven and a spectacular show as two
Marsh Harriers seemed to perform a series of mock food-passes. A flock of 130
Stock Doves was at Dengemarsh and a
Ruff was showing on Burrowes Pit. A quick late afternoon seawatch produced four
Red-throated Divers, a surprise
Great Northern Diver and a handful of
Guillemots.
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| Black Redstart |
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| 2cy Iceland Gull |
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| Slavonian Grebe |
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| Ring-necked Duck |
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| Long-eared Owl |
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| Raven |
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| Three of seven Turnstones on the beach |
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| Red-throated Diver |
