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Sunday 12 February 2012

Saturday 11th Feb. SWW Dungeness

Starting at the almost frozen ARC pit walking up the path to the Hanson hide, 30 - 40 Bewicks took off,
On the Ice 2 Bittern, hundreds of Wigeon, Shoveler a few Goldeneye, and a fox.

At the reserve entrance 30 -40 Tree Sparrows





On the feeders Blue and Great Tits, and a Reed Bunting


Burrows Pit - 4 Drake and 5 Redhead Gooseanders, Long Tailed Duck, Great White Egret flew over,
Around the reserve several Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, Canadas and Greylags on a frozen Denge Marsh
Stopping on the causeway 1 further Bittern on the ARC, several Redhead and 3 Drake Smew in the distance on New Diggings.


On the beach a few gulls, no sign of the Glaucous, on the sea a couple of Gannets, several distant flying auks and Great Crested Grebes in shore.

Stopping off at Scotney on the way home 20 White-fronted, 50 Barnacle with a couple of hyrbid emporers, 8 Brents and 1 Pale Bellied Brent amoungst the Greylags and Canadas.

 

Another good day but then, it always is at Dungeness.

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