With a week off and some decent weather on sunday decided to head down to Dungeness and hope one of the Grey Phalarope in the area would stick around.
First stop was around the beach at Dungeness where there a few Wheatears around and a stonechat was calling but not seen and in the bushes quite a few Warblers mainly Chiff-Chaffs and Willow Warblers.
Then headed to RSPB wetland where I spent most of my time around the Burrows Pit getting good views of a Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers and Chiff-chaffs in the scrub. While out on the main body of water a Great White Egret, Little Egrets and Grey Herons was hunting along the edge of the water while the highlights out on the water were Shoveler, Pochard, Teal,Tufted Ducks and Great-crested Grebes. Then moved around to the Arc Pit where had a nice plumaged Wigeon a few singing Cettis Warbler and 18 Golden Plover in with the Lapwings.
Then headed for the Cuckmere Valley a beautiful area with the seven sisters a big draw for the walkers but despite this a Grey Phalarope was showing really well well feet from the path in a section of the river so spent quite a bit of time with this stunning bird.
Then finished up with a walk around the main Lagoon on site where I had 2 Green Shank, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper and a few Little Egret feeding with a Wheater and 3 Stonechats around the scrub.
First stop was around the beach at Dungeness where there a few Wheatears around and a stonechat was calling but not seen and in the bushes quite a few Warblers mainly Chiff-Chaffs and Willow Warblers.
Then headed to RSPB wetland where I spent most of my time around the Burrows Pit getting good views of a Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warblers and Chiff-chaffs in the scrub. While out on the main body of water a Great White Egret, Little Egrets and Grey Herons was hunting along the edge of the water while the highlights out on the water were Shoveler, Pochard, Teal,Tufted Ducks and Great-crested Grebes. Then moved around to the Arc Pit where had a nice plumaged Wigeon a few singing Cettis Warbler and 18 Golden Plover in with the Lapwings.
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| Wheatear down by the beach |
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| Willow Warbler in the bushes |
Then headed for the Cuckmere Valley a beautiful area with the seven sisters a big draw for the walkers but despite this a Grey Phalarope was showing really well well feet from the path in a section of the river so spent quite a bit of time with this stunning bird.
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| Feeding Grey Phalarope |
Then finished up with a walk around the main Lagoon on site where I had 2 Green Shank, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper and a few Little Egret feeding with a Wheater and 3 Stonechats around the scrub.
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| Female stonechat |
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| Male Stonechat |
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