Trip reports
Coach trip to RSPB Dungeness and Dungeness NNR
Saturday, 29 March 2008
30 supporters were on the coach, on a very windy but dry morning at Dungeness NNR, but we were more sheltered for a time at RSPB Dungeness in the afternoon, with a light shower around 3.30. Overall, a very pleasant day.
Highlights:
Dungeness NNR:
Excellent views of a pair of peregrines displaying near the power station, a pair of black redstarts, at least 4 firecrests seen or heard by the group around the Observatory and an Iceland gull seen at the 'Patch' by most of the group.
RSPB Dungeness:
A Water pipit and a Slavonian grebe, both coming into summer plumage, (picture courtesy of Ted Bell), a little gull and some lucky people spotted a tree sparrow near the entrance to the reserve.
69 Bird species seen or heard (H) :
Little grebe, great crested grebe, Slavonian grebe, cormorant, little egret, grey heron, Mute swan, greylag goose, Canada goose, shelduck, wigeon, gadwall, teal, mallard, shoveler, pochard, tufted duck, common scoter, goldeneye, ruddy duck, marsh harrier, kestrel, peregrine, red-legged partridge, pheasant, water rail (H), moorhen, coot, oystercatcher, lapwing, dunlin, snipe, redshank, mediterranean gull, little gull, black-headed gull, common gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull, Iceland gull, great black-backed gull, guillemot, rock dove, woodpigeon, skylark, meadow pipit, rock pipit, water pipit, pied wagtail, wren, dunnock, robin, black redstart, blackbird, Cetti's warbler, Chiff Chaff, goldcrest, firecrest, blue tit, great tit, magpie, carrion crow, starling, house sparrow, tree sparrow, chaffinch, goldfinch, linnet, and reed bunting.
Other wildlife:
Fox, Rabbit and Stoat
Many thanks to Terry for leading this trip.