It was a disappointing morning at Dungeness today, water levels were very high resulting in very little wader action. Forty to Fifty mph winds sweeping across the beach and surrounding areas meant that anything that may have been around stayed well hunkered down and out of sight. The only birds seen of note were the four Cattle Egrets, which were happily feeding in the fields behind the horse paddocks opposite Homeleigh Farm along Dungeness Road.
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| Dungeness (Both lighthouses in the distance) |
Deciding to head closer to home we visited Elmley NNR and managed distant scope views of a Spoonbill on the scrape left of the main track for a welcome year tick.
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| Spoonbill was left of the barn in the distance! |
But the real highlight of the day was a Rough-legged Buzzard which was seen hunting the fields bordering the track.
Marsh Harriers mobbed it but it paid little attention and continued hunting, even a hunting Peregrine overhead produced no reaction. It may have made a kill earlier as it didn't seem interested in the numerous Rabbits around it and quickly saw off the crows and gulls that arrived.
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