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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Cantelo" data-source="post: 1282940" data-attributes="member: 2844">I trundled down to Dungeness a little later than intended (8:15ish), but managed to see the juv W-w Black Tern flying past at the point; lots of Black Tern, a couple of Arctics, an Arctic Skua (three earlier), 2-3 shearwaters buzzed by (which I missed) and then as I walked towards the hide at 9.55 the two Canes came in.  Later presumably the same W-w BT was on the reserve amgst varying numbers of Black Tern (up to 40?) and only a single a few Whitethroat and a Wheatear.  In fact there were very few passerines about altogether (as I understand was the case at Bockhill nr Dover).  In contrast, Sandwich Bay had 50 Wheatears and 3 Red-backed Shrike - presumably they got a whiff of eaterly winds at some point overnight,John</blockquote>