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<blockquote data-quote="joannec" data-source="post: 1596036" data-attributes="member: 30076"><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Dungeness, September 2009</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Well it's a year on and Dungeness is indeed good in September. A great day there today so I thought I'd revive this thread. I got a lifer today but more of that in a minute.</p><p></p><p>Travelling from East Sussex we stop at Scotney Pit straddling the Sussex/Kent border. Right in front of us are 5 <strong>Barnacle geese </strong>, almost the first birds we see, one has an injured wing but it doesn't stop it flying as we discover when a <strong>Marsh Harrier</strong> puts it and most birds up a little later. We see 5 MHs altogether, amazing. They are doing so well in this corner of England. A <strong>Cettis</strong> is heard from the brambles, a couple of <strong>Wheatear</strong> mix with the <strong>Mipits</strong>. <strong>Wigeon</strong> and <strong>Pochard </strong>are here in increased numbers and a flock of <strong>Golden Plover</strong>, glinting in the late summer sun, are put up by another Marsh Harrier.</p><p></p><p>On to Dungeness. Rumour has it that there have been some Glossy Ibis around. Calling in at the centre we make inquiries and head off towards the Boulderwell Farm area. We find two <strong>Winchat</strong> and a <strong>Wheatear</strong> on the way. Walking down the bridlepath northwards and looking right some earlier arrivals point us in the right direction where we see not just one but <strong><span style="color: Red">5 Glossy Ibis</span></strong>, fantastic. They are distant and we need the scopes for good views but the views are clear and there is no mistaking them. I thought they would be bigger. They glow iridescently green and purple in the morning sun as we watch them preen and fly a short distance. A mini twitch is developing by the time we move on to Dengemarsh. </p><p></p><p>All the usual ducks around including <strong>Pintail</strong>, I glimpse one of the 7 or 8 <strong>Cettis</strong> that we hear. More <strong>Marsh Harriers</strong> hunt the far side and a <strong>Sparrowhawk</strong> thermals high above. <strong>Swallows</strong> and <strong>House Martins</strong> in the hundreds hawk too and a couple of <strong>Snipe</strong> poke around, <strong>Black-tailed Godwit</strong> too.</p><p></p><p>Highlights on the ARC pit are a <strong>Black tern</strong>, a treat to see as it's my first of the year. <strong> Gadwell</strong> are contentedly burping away and the cast list includes 4 <strong>Knot</strong>, 3<strong> Ruff</strong>, <strong>Dunlin</strong> and <strong>Ringed Plover</strong> and of course more <strong>Marsh Harriers</strong>.</p><p></p><p>A stop off at Pett Levels on the way home is disappointing. The pools are dry! Dead eels and other fish lie in the mud. Well fed<strong> Grey Herons</strong> cannot eat another mouthfull, it seems. <strong>Curlew, Lapwings</strong> and more <strong>Golden Plover</strong> rest on the grass. Little is out to sea. We head home having seen over 70 species.|:d|</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joannec, post: 1596036, member: 30076"] [B][COLOR="Blue"]Dungeness, September 2009[/COLOR][/B] Well it's a year on and Dungeness is indeed good in September. A great day there today so I thought I'd revive this thread. I got a lifer today but more of that in a minute. Travelling from East Sussex we stop at Scotney Pit straddling the Sussex/Kent border. Right in front of us are 5 [B]Barnacle geese [/B], almost the first birds we see, one has an injured wing but it doesn't stop it flying as we discover when a [B]Marsh Harrier[/B] puts it and most birds up a little later. We see 5 MHs altogether, amazing. They are doing so well in this corner of England. A [B]Cettis[/B] is heard from the brambles, a couple of [B]Wheatear[/B] mix with the [B]Mipits[/B]. [B]Wigeon[/B] and [B]Pochard [/B]are here in increased numbers and a flock of [B]Golden Plover[/B], glinting in the late summer sun, are put up by another Marsh Harrier. On to Dungeness. Rumour has it that there have been some Glossy Ibis around. Calling in at the centre we make inquiries and head off towards the Boulderwell Farm area. We find two [B]Winchat[/B] and a [B]Wheatear[/B] on the way. Walking down the bridlepath northwards and looking right some earlier arrivals point us in the right direction where we see not just one but [B][COLOR="Red"]5 Glossy Ibis[/COLOR][/B], fantastic. They are distant and we need the scopes for good views but the views are clear and there is no mistaking them. I thought they would be bigger. They glow iridescently green and purple in the morning sun as we watch them preen and fly a short distance. A mini twitch is developing by the time we move on to Dengemarsh. All the usual ducks around including [B]Pintail[/B], I glimpse one of the 7 or 8 [B]Cettis[/B] that we hear. More [B]Marsh Harriers[/B] hunt the far side and a [B]Sparrowhawk[/B] thermals high above. [B]Swallows[/B] and [B]House Martins[/B] in the hundreds hawk too and a couple of [B]Snipe[/B] poke around, [B]Black-tailed Godwit[/B] too. Highlights on the ARC pit are a [B]Black tern[/B], a treat to see as it's my first of the year. [B] Gadwell[/B] are contentedly burping away and the cast list includes 4 [B]Knot[/B], 3[B] Ruff[/B], [B]Dunlin[/B] and [B]Ringed Plover[/B] and of course more [B]Marsh Harriers[/B]. A stop off at Pett Levels on the way home is disappointing. The pools are dry! Dead eels and other fish lie in the mud. Well fed[B] Grey Herons[/B] cannot eat another mouthfull, it seems. [B]Curlew, Lapwings[/B] and more [B]Golden Plover[/B] rest on the grass. Little is out to sea. We head home having seen over 70 species.|:d| [/QUOTE]
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