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21st Mar

There was a small arrival of migrants on the land with 14 Black Redstarts, three Wheatears and a Hawfinch of note along with a Jack Snipe, a Merlin, six Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest, five Song Thrushes and 323 Chaffinches

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochrurus   male   Dungeness   21st March 2025

Although much quieter offshore than in the previous two days there were still 27 Garganeys, 425 Common Scoters, six Red-breasted Mergansers, three Avocets, 58 Little Gulls, five Mediterranean Gulls, 237 Sandwich Terns, 233 Red-throated Divers and 1,060 Gannets of interest.

Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.