Dismal weather this morning severely limited observations but conditions improved in the afternoon and seawatching produced 152 Kittiwakes, 23 Little Gulls, 148 Guillemots, 265 Gannets and 4,500 Cormorants. Four Caspian Gulls were roosting on the beach.
Seven Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Fresh SE winds again and more seawatching. Four hours of coverage produced 54 Brent Geese, 26 Wigeon, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 60 Kittiwakes, a Little Gull, six Mediterranean Gulls, 930 Guillemots, 99 Red-throated Divers, four Fulmars and 303 Gannets.
One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Much quieter offshore today where 35 Dunlin, 11 Little Gulls and three Mediterranean Gulls were the highlights. Very quiet in the bushes.
At least six Grey Seals were feeding inshore.
Large numbers of auks moved east this morning and included a winter-plumaged Black Guillemot along with an Eider and 1900 Gannets. In the afternoon large numbers of birds were feeding close inshore and included a Little Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull and five Caspian Gulls.
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| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans first-winter Dungeness 23rd January 2026 |
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| Feeding frenzy Dungeness 24th January 2026 |
At least 11 Grey Seals were feeding close inshore.
All the coverage was offshore again where 5.5 hrs of watching produced 58 Brent Geese, two Wigeon and two Red-breasted Mergansers upchannel and nine Teal, three Little Gulls, six Mediterranean Gulls, 146 Kittiwakes, 1600 Guillemots, 200 Razorbills, 334 Red-throated Divers, nine Fulmars and 361 Gannets mainly east. A first-winter Caspian Gull was also on the beach.
A Porpoise and eight Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A fresh south-easterly wind continued to provide good numbers of birds offshore including 429 Brent Geese moving east and 13 Wigeon, five Teal, over 1000 Kittiwakes, five Little Gulls, 3300 Guillemots, 2600 Razorbills and 413 Guillemots.
A Porpoise, four Grey Seals and a Common Seal were feeding offshore.
More south-easterly winds and more seawatching with 2.5hrs coverage this morning producing 33 Wigeon, two Pintail, a Teal, a Red-breasted Merganser, 924 Kittiwakes and 447 Red-throated Divers.
Three Grey Seals were seen offshore.
Light south-easterly winds resulted in 445 Kittiwakes, 148 Guillemots, 505 Razorbills and 159 Red-throated Divers mostly west offshore and 22 Brent Geese heading east. Two Egyptian Geese were flying around the top end of the area.
Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen crossing the road.
Nearly three hours of seawatching produced 26 Brent Geese, five Teal, two Velvet Scoters, a Sanderling, 192 Dunlin, 297 Kittiwakes, two Mediterranean Gulls, 528 Razorbills, 712 Guillemots, 1359 auks sp, 246 Red-throated Divers and three Fulmars.
A Grey Seal was seen offshore.
A thoroughly miserable day with strong winds and rain throughout. A Mediterranean Gull, 270 Kittiwakes and 813 auks were seen offshore.
A bright, frosty morning allowed for a check of the land although it wasn't very productive with an Egyptian Goose overhead and a Firecrest in the trapping area being about the best on offer. The highlight of the seawatch was a Puffin among around 3000 auks and also 14 Wigeon, singles of Mediterranean and Little Gulls and 259 Red-throated Divers.
Rain almost all day. The only highlights from the morning seawatching were a Shelduck, 161 Kittiwakes, 375 auks and 194 Red-throated Divers.
Very quiet on the land. Twelve Brent Geese, two Wigeon, five Teal, a Velvet Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, a Little Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, 565 auks, 386 Red-throated Divers and a Fulmar were seen on the early morning seawatch.
Three hours of seawatching produced 24 Brent Geese, three Pintail, 183 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, 651 auks and 107 Red-throated Divers and a surprise in the form of a flock of nine Purple Sandpipers.
An improvement offshore with two hours seawatching this morning producing ten Wigeon, 25 Pintail, three Teal, 149 Kittiwakes, 362 Guillemots and 119 Red-throated Divers.
Very cold and very quiet. Seawatching produced just 100 Red-throated Divers. Two Little Egrets flew north in the afternoon and two Chiffchaffs were seen.
Seawatching produced ten Brent Geese, 354 auks, and 79 Red-throated Diver and a Great White Egret came in from the east.
Three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A very cold morning with the Long Pits almost frozen over. A Snipe, two Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler and a Siskin.
A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
Another icy morning. A check of the land produced a Snipe, five Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler and two Firecrests. The sea was quiet with just 237 auks and 120 Red-throated Divers of note.
Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A cold day. Seawatching produced ten Brent Geese, two Teal, a Mediterranean Gull, a Great Skua, 613 auks and 628 Red-throated Divers. Two Chiffchaffs and a Firecrest were seen in the trapping area.
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A fairly quiet start to the New Year. Two hours of seawatching produced two Velvet Scoters, a Great Skua, 689 auks, 407 Red-throated Divers and 164 Gannets. A Merlin was seen on the beach.
A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
A good selection of birds from around the general area included 26 White-fronted Geese at Dengemarsh, 30 Bewick's Swans, two Whooper Swans at Caldicot Lane, a Scaup, two Goosanders and four Black-necked Grebes at Scotney, a Great Northern Diver on Burrowes,14 Cattle Egrets roosting at ARC and 15 Tree Sparrows and 22 Corn Buntings at Midley Crossing.