News from RSPB Dungeness
12th November 2007, MondayYesterdays glaucous gull was relocated on the beach this morning looking west from Denge Marsh road resting with other large gulls. At least one Bewick’s swan was feeding in the fields between Lydd and the reserve, viewable from the ramp at Hookers pits and small numbers of finches and thrushes moving through the reserve included 27 bramblings, 6 siskins, 17 redwings and at least 20 fieldfares. A first year Caspian gull was roosting on the shingle island in front of Burrowes pit late yesterday evening and seven marsh harriers roosted in the willow scrub around the Oppen pits.