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13th Nov

Light winds and bright and sunny but cold conditions resulted in a fairly quiet day with the highlight being a White Stork flying low over the area before settling in ploughed fields north of New Romney. Other birds passing overhead included 195 Stock Doves, a Little Egret, 1329 Starlings, three Redpolls and five Siskins while 11 Chiffchaffs, five Firecrests, nine Redwings and three Fieldfares. An evening session looking for owls produced a Long-eared Owl and the trapping of a Short-eared Owl.

Four Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore. 


Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus   Dungeness   13th November 2026

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

Elsewhere, the Isabelline Wheatear was showing well at Dengemarsh Gully and the Ring-necked Duck was still on the Scotney Caravan Park Pit.


Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellinus   Dengemarsh   13th November 2026


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