day 2

Saturday we meet up with Brian for our first trip of the year to Dungeness, a quick look in at Oare Marsh is a bit disappointing with no sign of the Dowitcher but 2 ticks for the year Kingfisher & Green Woodpecker.
So onto Dunge & first up we tick Tree Sparrow then onto the reserve for the long staying Long-eared Owl. An Iceland Gull is spotted from the first hide where we are told of a Black-throated Diver over the road from Arc hide so no messing we are over there & get a good tick when it is seen within minutes of arrival.
The Great white Egret drops in for another year tick while in the hide.
Up on the beach we spot a Caspian Gull & tick Gannet & Guillemot, further up the beach by the new hide the Diggers were pushing lorry loads of stones around the hide to stop it falling over after a really high tide had nearly washed the hide away.
A Glaucous Gull is reported being around the power station, we have to wait a fair while before the Gull flies up out of the P station  & we get a great flight view of the bird.
A Kittiwake is the next tick before we head off to Elmley & then finish the day off with a trip to Capel Fleet where we see a nice Male Hen Harrier to round of a nice day with a nice lot of ticks over the last two days.
                                                   

The Caspian Gull 1st Winter