A Merlin was also seen over the sea.
The land was almost totally lacking in any migrants.
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| Eider Somateria mollissima Dungeness 17th April 2018 |
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17th Apr
With a light SSE wind which veered to the SSW during the day the beach was the place to be. A mammoth 13 hour seawatching session produced 168 Brent Geese, four Garganey, 15 Eiders, 711 Common and eight Velvet Scoters, seven Red-breasted Mergansers, 80 Red-throated and four Black-throated Divers, 38 Manx Shearwaters, 229 Gannets, 141 Whimbrels, 65 Bar-tailed Godwits, an excellent total of 82 Great Skuas, 28 Arctic Skuas, 125 Little Gulls, 891 Sandwich Terns, 831 "Commic" Terns and 62 identified Arctic Terns.
A Merlin was also seen over the sea.
The land was almost totally lacking in any migrants.
At least ten Porpoise were also feeding offshore and a party of four unidentified dolphins was also seen.
A Merlin was also seen over the sea.
The land was almost totally lacking in any migrants.