Although numbers were not high there was a decent variety of migrants passing overhead which included 500 Swallows, two Grey Wagtails, 40 Pied Wagtails, seven Rock Pipits, a Brambling, 40 Redpolls, 150 Goldfinch and 25 Siskins. A Yellow Wagtail also dropped in and was caught in the Crow Trap.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima Dungeness 10th October 2020 |
It was very quite for grounded migrants though with just 15 Chiffchaffs and six Blackcaps of note along with a Dartford Warbler seen near the Britannia Inn.
Two Mediterranean Gulls, a Great Skua and five Arctic Skuas were the best the sea could offer.
Three Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Thirty Mottled Shieldbugs were found.