A brilliant February sea watch today with a packed hide early morning in anticipation of something happening on the strong south/south east wind. A total of 7:45 hours of watching was completed with the highlight of the day being a movement of Pintail with 994E and breaking the previous Dungeness day record of 860. The supporting cast of birds included some oddities including a flock of 28E Greylag goose and 13W Stock Doves both groups originally coming in from the south east.
Pintail
Pintail
Pintail
Pintail
There was also a reasonable movement of Dark-bellied Brent Goose with 2,283E being recorded.
Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose in the glare
Adult Mediterranean Gulls starting to moult in to summer plumage were also going past, with 60 recorded.
Five Mediterranean Gulls, part of a passing flock of nine.
Five Mediterranean Gulls, part of a passing flock of nine.
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