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23rd Nov

A howling southerly gale with rain from early afternoon restricted observations to seawatching. Of note were 212 Brent Geese, five Shelduck, a Gadwall, two Velvet Scoters, three Red-breasted Mergansers, three Bar-tailed Godwits, 348 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, three Sandwich Terns, two Great Skuas, a Great Northern Diver, 12 Fulmars, two Sooty Shearwaters and 1611 Gannets while up to five Sabine's Gulls were reported to Birdline but not seen by any of the regular seawatchers. A first-winter Caspian Gull was also roosting at the Point.


Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans   first-winter   Dungeness   23rd November 2024

A Porpoise, a Common Seal and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.


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