Dungeness: Some of the at least 17 Caspian Gulls that came to roost on Burrowes Pits this afternoon including a German ringed bird, also 7 Yellow-legged Gulls. Poor images due to poor light and incompetence. What is it with Caspians and playing with pebbles? #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: A few bits from Hanson Hide today despite the awful weather. I found the Jack Snipe in seconds with the thermal imager, it then took me 10 minutes to find it with the binoculars and camera. The female Kingfisher landed very briefly on a Bullrush. #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Birds

At the weekend @dungenessowen.bsky.social & myself came across this Polish ringed Gull at Scotney. It looked like a Caspian but had a pale iris and looked short legged. Ringing details came back as Caspian🤷🏻‍♂️ this is the first Caspian Gull with a pale Iris I have seen. #UKBirding

East Sussex: A cycle ride around the Scotney complex, saw the juvenile Greater Scaup, 2 Black-necked Grebes, 7 White-fronted Geese among 100s of Greylag, Canada & Egyptian Geese, a posing female Sparrowhawk, c2,000 Golden Plover along with 100s of Lapwing. #UKBirding #SussexBirding

Dungeness.: Late morning at the ARC 2 x 2w Caspian Gulls, the Right hand bird looks a bit mucky, may have some Yellow-leg in it. #UKBirding

A day out to Sandwich Bay yesterday in glorious warm and still conditions with the Wednesday Birders Club. Highlights of Shorelark, Hume's Warbler and the lovely cake made by our carer Owen. The Hume's was far too quick for my photographic efforts. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

A lone Bewick Swan at the old sand pit Jurys Gap was the best I could find of any cold weather influx in my bracing cycle ride around the Scotney complex, the 5 Barnacle Geese on the sward have now become 6. I couldn't resist snapping the Little Owl again. #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Sussexbirding

This male Sparrowhawk in my garden today brightened up a thoroughly miserable day. A sight I only dreamed of when I first started looking at birds 60 years ago. #UKBirding

A day out to Rye Harbour NR with Richard, Colin and Owen our carer, he got us around accident free, fed us tea and cake and even showed us some nice birds. The Grey Partridges were a treat as they are now probably extinct on the Dungeness peninsula.

Dungeness: Great White Egrets have been giving exceptionally good views at the ARC from the Axell Viewpoint. #UKbirding #Kentbirding

Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate and 3 Ferrugalis were the only possible migrants in my VC15 trap last night. Tonight is probably the last chance for migrants here. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #KentMoths #Teammoth

The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth. Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it. Every single time.

Dungeness: My 4th Pallas's Warbler of the autumn on the peninsula this year courtesy of the DBO ringing team. One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning. Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: An excellent day for sprites on the peninsula, with lots of Goldcrests, a Firecrest, also many thanks to the Observatory Team for sharing the Yellow-browed and Pallas's Warbler they trapped and ringed this morning. Another Pallas's in the lighthouse garden found by Sean this afternoon 😀

I was very pleased to find this Crimson Speckled as wandered along beside the railway at Dungeness this afternoon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social My VC15 trap was as expected very poor. #Teammoth #Kentmoths

A Stunning sunrise at the Dungeness fishing boats this morning.

Dungeness: A call from Colin alerted me that 20+ Crossbills had been seen in the Pines at the ARC, there have been plenty of flyovers this year but none have stuck, so I made my way there not expecting any to be present and was very pleasantly surprised on arrival. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

The highlight of my cycle ride around the Scotney complex was this obliging Black-necked Grebe. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: A few bits from the fishing boats on a quiet day. #UKbirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Dungeness: I Had just got home from a morning sea watching when @dungenessowen.bsky.social phoned to say he had a brief view of a Yellow Brow type Warbler by Springfield Bridge, a couple or so minutes later I joined him, just as the bird revealed itself to be a Pallas's Warbler. #UKbirding #Birds

Dungeness: Out on my bike today around the reserve and Scotney complex. Highlights were my first Goosander of the year on Burrowes and a confiding Slavonian Grebe there. At Scotney my first Whooper Swans of the year 2,000+ Golden Plover and the local Little Owl. #UKbirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Dungeness: A pale bird dropped into a Bramble beside me at the red and white gates, then morphed into a super leucistic Kestrel and alighted on a lamp post in the power station, only to be mobbed by a Magpie then have a close shave with an encounter with a Peregrine. #UKbirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Dungeness: A Little Owl that came out of the Lighthouse Garden is the first I have seen this far down the peninsula since one in 2012. 4 Velvet Scoter were the highlight of this afternoons sea watch. #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Dungeness: 3 Bearded Tits dropping into the trapping area were the highlight of wander around The Desert and Trapping Area this morning' #UKBirding #Kentbirding #Birds

Dungeness: Jack Snipe feeding in front of Hanson Hide at the ARC Pit. #UKbirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: A few bits from around the peninsula today. #UKbirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: Short-eared Owl just arrived in from the sea at the fishing boats this morning. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: This afternoon Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV returned to the fishing boats for its 6th winter. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: Late morning I finally saw one of the Yellow-browed Warblers in the trapping area rather than just hearing them call. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: One of several gorgeous adult Little Gulls off the Fishing Boats this afternoon. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: 1w & 3W Caspian Gulls & Juvenile Arctic Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon in the rain. #UKBirding #KentBirding

Streak is fairly common moth on the peninsula, I think I was the only trapper here not to have caught one, so I was delighted to find one in my VC15 trap this morning. #Teammoth #Kentmoths

Dungeness: Stephen Message found a superb Pallas's Warbler in the Gully early afternoon and quickly alerted the locals, fortunately I was at home so was on site with Stephen a few minutes later. As usual it was very active and difficult to follow with the camera. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: A gloomy damp day on the peninsula was brightened by this Blackcap feeding on Apples in a garden on The Point and the Chiffchaff feeding on the fruit flies. #UKbirding #Kentbirding

0n 15/10/2014 I trapped my first Merveille du jour, 11 years later to the day I found my second on the wall by the trap and my third inside the trap🤩 #Teammoth #Kentmoths

A couple of NFY in my VC15 trap las night, Red-Green Carpet and Green-brindled Crescent, also a couple I haven't seen for a few weeks, a Scarce Bordered Straw and a Radford's Flame Shoulder. #Teammoth #Kentmoth

Vestal has been scarce in my VC15 trap this year. These 2 were welcome in a busy trap this morning that lacked quality. #Teammoth #Kentmoths

A generally disappointing autumn so far in my VC15 trap, though a few nice bits in there this morning. best of all was the Bloxworth Snout a very rare visitor to my trap. Also Pulpit's vitals, Clancy's Rustic. and a Delicate. #Teammoth #Kentmoths

Dungeness RSPB: A curlew Sandpiper from Firth

Dungeness: A few bits from around the peninsula today. Shag is still a scarce bird here, this one showing well at the fishing boats. One of 3 Glossy Ibis around the reserve today. At least 1 Garganey still hanging on, this one on Burrowes and the local Little Owl sun bathing. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: While enjoying a sit down, a cup of tea and a chat with Dave Bunney in his front garden this afternoon, the Red-breasted Flycatcher came in for a drink with us after being fairly elusive most of the day. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness. The gorgeous Red-breasted Flycatcher this afternoon in the garden of David and Sheila Bunney, many thanks to them for their hospitality. #UKBirding #KentBirding I

Dungeness: The definite highlight of this afternoons sea watch with Richard from the fishing boats. The USS Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier an impressive ship covered in aircraft, escorted by USS Winston S Churchill.

Another visit to the Scotney BBS which was showing rather well this morning, I didn't arrive till 11.00 and not another person till young Jack arrived around midday🤷‍♂️ A super smart little bird! Flight pic courtesy of a Merlin. 100s more images to look at. #UKBirding #Sussexbirding

Dungeness: The bushes were full of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps with smaller numbers of Goldcrests, also a few Wheatears at most sites. #UKbirding #Kentbirding

This afternoon on Walland Marsh at the back of Scotney GPs I re-found the Buff-breasted Sandpiper c1mile away, in the same field that @mjlbirder.bsky.social found a BBS a few years ago. Very nice to have it all to myself while waiting for locals to arrive. #UKBirding #Sussexbirding

I Spent most of my day cycling around Scotney/Walland Marsh. Around Midday I saw a distant bunch of Corvids harassing and dive bombing something obscured by a line of reeds, a little further on and I could see a brown lump which materialised into a White-tailed Eagle through the binos. #UKBirding

I was out on my bike at Scotney making my way to check on the AGP, when a message came through that a Buff-breasted Sandpiper had been reported in the same field as the AGP by Colin Holter. A few minutes later I was on site watching the bird. Many thanks Colin. #UKBirding #Sussexbirding

Dungeness: These 2 Glossy Ibis flew West past the fishing boats this afternoon, the first ones I have seen on a sea watch at Dungeness. #UKBirding #Kentbirding

Dungeness: A few of todays Manx Shearwaters came past the fishing boats almost along the shoreline late morning, absolutely bonkers. #UKBirding #Kentbirding