17th November 2025

 At about 08:00 Richard found a Hume's Warbler on the Leas by the Golf Clubhouse. The bird moved into a hedge by the road and whilst it was being searched for again a Pallas's Warbler was found. 

Richard, Nigel, Gerald, Jack. 

16th November 2025

 On a seawatch from 08:00 - 11:30 with birds moving up and down channel we had 430 Brent Geese, 46 Common Scoters, 51 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 5 Shelduck, 9 Red-throated Divers, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Curlew, 29 Dunlin, 6 Auks and a Little Auk. 

Amongst the flock of gulls just offshore there were at least 4 Caspian Gulls.

As we finished we had an Egyptian Goose fly north, our first for the site.

Gerald, Nigel, Phil, Simon, Jack. 

 

15th November 2025

 A walk around the area, before the fog came in at about 10:30, we had 6 Chiffchaffs [3 in the Farm Wood and 3 at Hope Point], 2 Stonechats, 5 Crossbills, several Goldcrests and a Firecrest. There were also 2 Little Egrets in the big field amongst the gulls.

Nigel, Phil, Jack.

9th November 2025

 Another day of rare warblers with the Pallas's Warbler  still at Hope Point and in Dusky Hollow a new Dusky Warbler and 2-3 Yellow-browed Warblers. 

Other notable birds included 9 Blackcaps, 11 Chiffchaffs, 4 Firecrests, 30 Goldcrests, a Black Redstart and 6 Stonechats. Flyovers included a Yellow Wagtail, a Grey Wagtail, 160 Stock Doves, 211 Starlings, 4 Bullfinches and 2 Bramblings.  

Nigel, Phil, Richard, Heather, Jay, Jack.

8th November 2025

Warm sunny day with light SW breeze, stars today were 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, (one in Dusky Hollow and one on Kingsdown Beach) and a Pallas's Warbler at Hope Point. Elsewhere in the area were a Black Redstart, 2 Ring Ouzels, 45 Blackbirds, 8 Song Thrushes, 3 Blackcaps, 12 Chiffchaffs, 50 Goldcrests and 7 Firecrests.

                                                                Ring Ouzel

Gerald, Phil, Nigel, Richard, Simon, Jack

7th November 2025

 In a cold but light SW breeze we walked around the Farm and the Paddock and had 18 Song Thrushes, a Redwing, 6 Blackbirds, a Chiffchaff, at least 17 Goldcrests and 2 Firecrests. Also a Short-eared Owl flew north being chased by the local corvids.

A seawatch of two hours  with birds moving SW produced 6 Red-throated Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, several Scoters and an incoming flock of Song Thrushes.

Simon, Jack.  

5th November 2025

 Light southerly breeze brought us very few birds of note and we only had 8 Stock Doves moving SW,  1 Chiffchaff and a Firecrest in the Farm Wood, 3 Yellowhammers on the dung heap and several Goldcrests and another Firecrest at MacSwiggans.

Jack 

1st November 2025

 In a three hour seawatch with birds moving SW we had 785 Gannets, 6 Red-throated Divers, 4 Brent Geese, 1Red-breasted Merganser, 7 Common Scoters, 6 Oystercatchers, 15 Curlews, 226 Auks, 1 Little Auk, 120 Kittiwakes and 3 Sandwich Terns.

Flying off towards France was a Short-eared Owl that after it was 2 or 3 kms out it turned and returned to the shore. It was later seen offshore at North Deal.

Later at Dusky Hollow there were 3 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, many Goldcrests and a Firecrest.

Jamie, Phil, Jack.