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28th August

Another very quiet day in fairly windy conditions. 

A new juvenile Caspian Gull was seen  at the fishing boats in the afternoon along with four Yellow-legged Gulls whilst at least three Arctic Skuas were lingering offshore.

Lesser Black-backed GulLarus fuscus   Dungeness 29th August 2016 
A nice, contrasty and dainty looking bird.
Two Grey Seals and at least six Porpoises were feeding offshore.