Dungeness, by the fishing boats, 13th August, 2017
Lot's of activity at Dungeness today !
Lifeboat open day, lots of people, fishermen and families enjoying the day on the beach in superb nice weather.
AL and GP had joined us for the day.
It is high tide, no gulls, we had just sat down in a gap between fishermen, cameras still in bag, when this juvenile Kittiwake settled on the water in front of us, attracted in to a small dead fish, probably a fisherman's discard.
Stunning start to the day ! ! ! followed by an hour with very little to point the camera at
We enjoyed the spectacular sight of 100's of Sand Martin gather above us before they moved south, out to sea.
Many Sandwich and Common Terns
An Artic Skua chasing Terns, and the distant Gannet all in excellent light condition !
The people and fishermen started to leave,
and the Gulls came in ! ! !
Herring Gull, juveniles 10+
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juveniles, several !
Great Black-backed Gull, juvenile, 2
Mediterranean Gull, juvenile.
Common Gull, juvenile, 2 sighting, prob same bird
Black-headed Gull, juvenile, not close for photo
Yellow-legged Gull, 1st cycle, 2 late in the day.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile, (tail pattern of interest)
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile
Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)
Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)
Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (1)
Mediterranean Gull, juvenile
Black-headed Gull, adult summer
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile
Lesser Black-backed Gull, juvenile
Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (2)
Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult (2)
Common Gull, juvenile
Herring Gull, juvenile
Great Black-backed Gull, juvenile
Great Black-backed Gull, 1st summer, 2nd cy
Great Black-backed Gull, 2nd summer, 3rd cy
Great Black-backed Gull, adult
Yellow-legged Gull, juvenile / 1st winter ? However, 1 cycle.
A stunning day out ! ! !
