A quiet day on the land although a Red Kite over the area and two White Wagtails were of note.
Seawatching continues to produce some decent totals of duck with six Garganey of note along with 317 Shovelers, three Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 36 Pintail, 322 Teal, 388 Common Scoters and also an Arctic Skua.
Four Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Birds continued to move through offshore with over nine hours of watching producing 611 Brent Geese, 30 Shoveler, four Gadwall, 22 Wigeon, 161 Pintail, 45 Teal, 20 Tufted Ducks, a flock of eight Velvet Scoters, 305 Common Scoters, seven Red-breasted Mergansers, ten Little Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls, 70 Sandwich Terns and 81 Red-throated Divers.
A check of the land produced a Jack Snipe, a Buzzard, 11 Chiffchaffs and two Firecrests.
Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
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Most of the interest was offshore today with a steady movement of duck which included the highlight of a Smew among a flock of Shoveler and Pintail and also a Long-tailed Duck and a Black-throated Diver. Other notable totals included 2708 Brent Geese, 41 Shovelers, an excellent 318 Pintails, five Red-breasted Mergansers, 40 Bar-tailed Godwits, three Mediterranean Gulls, 75 Sandwich Terns and 137 Red-throated Divers.
There was also a small arrival of birds on the land with 24 Chiffchaffs, nine Firecrests and a Wheatear of note.
Two Porpoises were feeding offshore.
A slow day again in strengthening westerlies. The only birds of note over the sea were 33 Brent Geese, two Mediterranean Gulls and a Fulmar. The land produced just five Redwings.
Offshore, six Porpoise and a Grey Seal was feeding.
Elsewhere, three Eurasian White-fronted Geese were at Dengemarsh on the RSPB reserve. The regular two Whooper Swans and 19 Cattle Egrets were at Cockles Bridge.
A slower day however it still produced some quality in a flock of seven, nearly all in full breeding plumage, Black-necked Grebes that drifted east past on the sea this morning. Otherwise 70 Brent Geese, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 28 Sandwich Terns, 75 Red-throated Divers and a Fulmar the best of the rest.
Nothing seen on the sea at all, and the land was a fair bit better with the obvious highlight being the years first Wheatear at the Power Station. Elsewhere in the recording a Woodcock, four Snipes, a Jack Snipe, four Sparrowhawks, the first Great Spotted Woodpecker since early January, seven Redwings, a Black Redstart, a Brambling and a Siskin.
A few Porpoise fed offshore.
Elsewhere, the RSPB reserve held three Eurasian White-fronted Geese, two Bitterns and two Cattle Egrets, plus three Whooper Swans and 19 Cattle Egrets came into roost on the ARC pit. The family of three Whooper Swans were still at Scotney also.
A very slow morning seawatch after last nights stormy weather with the best being just 70 Brent Geese and a Mediterranean Gull heading east. The land wasn't much better, with just six Chiffchaffs, 13 Goldcrests, four Firecrests and four Redwings of note.
Elsewhere, the first Wheatear of the year for the wider recording area was on the beach off the Romney Tavern at Greatstone as well as the first White Wagtail on the RSPB reserve. Cockles Bridge held its usual two Whooper Swans and 12 Cattle Egrets, plus Scotney still have its family of three Whooper Swans. In Lydd, the Eastern Lesser Whitethroat is still in residence in a private garden, this is for its 75th day.
A slower day than previous, but the sunshine was welcomed after days of fog. Most of the action was offshore again with 1197 Brent Geese, a Pale-bellied Brent Goose and two Pintail all east being the most noteworthy. A first-winter Caspian Gull on the beach off the New Lighthouse was the first in over a month. On the land, a Jack Snipe and three Firecrests were present.
Five Porpoise were noted offshore.
Elsewhere, three Eurasian White-fronted Geese were on the RSPB reserve and the regular two Whooper Swans and 12 Cattle Egrets were at Cockles Bridge.