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7th Feb

Limited coverage with nothing of note to report.

There was no sign of the American Wigeon at Scotney.

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6th Feb

The wet weather continues and limited observations to a bit of seawatching which produced 236 Kittiwakes, five Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, 350 Red-throated Divers and a Marsh Harrier.

Elsewhere, drake American Wigeon was found at Scotney Pit although it proved elusive among the large numbers of Eurasian Wigeon and difficult viewing conditions. This is only the second Dungeness record with the first being on Burrowes Pit, RSPB between Apr.24th and 28th 1999.

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5th Feb

A return to dismal weather and little to be seen. Seawatching produced just 121 Red-throated Divers and four Fulmars of interest.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

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4th Feb

A brighter day but very little to be seen. A Snipe and a Chiffchaff were seen on the land and singles of Little and Mediterranean Gulls were seen offshore.

Of interest, we received details of a Lesser Redpoll ringed by us on 7th October 2025 and retrapped at Les Cind Tailles, La Neuville, Nord, France on 8th November. A distance of 154km ESE overed in 32 days.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.

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3rd Feb

The miserable weather continues. Seawatching produced a Little Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a Caspian Gull, 1620 Guillemots, 1800 Razorbills and 577 Red-throated Divers.

Of interest, we received details of a Sedge Warbler ringed by us on 6th August 2025 and retrapped at Reserve du Massereau, Frossay, Loire-Atlantique, France on 14th August 2025. A distance of 458km SSW covered in eight days.

A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore. 

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2nd Feb

More seawatching through the morning produced three Shelduck, 18 Wigeon, 39 Pintail, two Gadwalls, six Teal, 245 Dunlins, 159 Kittiwakes, three Mediterranean Gulls, 412 Guillemots, 548 Razorbills and 425 Red-throated Divers. 

A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.

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1st Feb

Fresh winds and frequent rain continues and seawatching providing most of the interest. Three hours of coverage this morning produced 104 Brent Geese, two Pintail, 151 Dunlins, 168 Kittiwakes and two Mediterranean Gulls. A Woodcock was found in the Trapping Area.

A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

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31st Jan

Seawatching produced 68 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 18 Common Scoters, 142 Kittiwakes, nine Mediterranean Gulls, 80 Razorbills, 1940 'auks sp.', 505 Red-throated Divers and five Fulmars.

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30th Jan

More of the same in miserable weather with seawatching producing 123 Brent Geese, three Teal, 152 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, a first-winter Caspian Gull, 2100 Guillemots, 434 Razorbills and 6000 Cormorants.

A Porpoise and seven Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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29th Jan

More seawatching produced 765 Brent Geese east, four Shelduck, a Teal, 29 Common Scoters, 155 Kittiwakes, five Little Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls, 4188 Guillemots, 698 Razorbills and 166 Red-throated Divers.

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