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15th Feb

A blustery and wet day made coverage on the land impossible, however in just under two hours of seawatching during the morning a decent total of birds were recorded. A Velvet Scoter flew west however nearly all of the passage was east bound with 70 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, 693 Red-throated Divers, 10 Fulmars plus another two east and 383 Gannets.  

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14th Feb

Three Mediterranean Gulls were the only birds of note.

Elsewhere, the drake American Wigeon was seen again at Scotney.

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13th Feb

Very quiet. Two Mediterranean Gulls and 90 Red-throated Divers were seen offshore and two Snipe were found at the Long Pits.

Two Porpoises were feeding offshore.


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12th Feb

Very quiet again with just two Mediterranean Gulls and 90 Red-throated Divers passing offshore although the feeding frenzy of 3000+ Cormorants was an impressive sight.


Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo   Dungeness   12th February 2026
Just a small part of the feeding frenzy offshore this morning.

Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were also feeding offshore.


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11th Feb

A brighter morning and a check of the land produced four Shovelers on the Long Pits, a Snipe and two Chiffchaffs of note. The morning seawatch was slow-going with just 161 Brent Geese and two Wigeon of interest.

Two Porpoise and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The drake American Wigeon had moved back to Scotney.



American Wigeon Mareca americana   drake   Scotney   11th February 2026



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10th Feb

A very quiet day with just 75 Brent Geese, 80 Kittiwakes, a Little Gull, 110 Razorbills and 286 Red-throated Divers of note.

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9th Feb

A miserable morning restricted observations to the sea again with 2.25hrs of coverage produced 142 Brent Geese, a Pintail, 34 Dunlins, 75 Kittiwakes, 16 Little Gulls, three Mediterranean Gulls, a first-winter Caspian Gull, 763 Guillemots (+200on) and six Fulmars.

Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans   first-winter   Dungeness   9th February 2026

Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The drake American Wigeon was relocated at ARC and was giving better views.



American Wigeon Mareca americana   drake   ARC, RSPB Reserve   9th February 2026



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8th Feb

The morning seawatch produced 44 Brent Geese, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 78 Kittiwakes, a Little Gull, 23 Mediterranean Gulls and 863 Red-throated Divers while a Jack Snipe, seven Snipe, two Firecrests and three Song Thrushes were of note on the land.

Two Grey Seals were seen offshore.

After going missing yesterday, the drake American Wigeon was seen again at Scotney.


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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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