A visit today to the RSPB's reserve at Dungeness on the South coast. This is a massive peninsula that's mostly shingle (medium sized pebbles) with watery pits and ditches. Photos (lots of photos) will be forthcoming but for now a list of the large quantity of different birds that we identified in just a few hours. Highlighted in red are those that were new to us.
- Mute swan
- Greylag goose
- Canada goose
- Shelduck
- Wigeon
- Teal
- Mallard
- Shoveler
- Pochard
- Tufted duck
- Goldeneye
- Great crested grebe
- Little grebe
- Cormorant
- Grey heron
- Little egret
- Red-legged partridge
- Pheasant
- Marsh harrier
- Moorhen
- Coot
- Lapwing
- Black-headed gull
- Great black-backed gull
- Herring gull
- Wood pigeon
- Pied wagtail
- Blackbird
- Blue tit
- Great tit
- Carrion crow
- House sparrow
- Chaffinch
- Linnet
- Reed bunting
- Ruddy duck

Did you know that Dungeness is threatened by plans to extend Lydd Airport. You can find out on the RSPB’s Saving Special Places blog http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/blogs/specialplaces/archive/2010/03/11/stop-lydd-airport-expansion-how-you-can-help.aspx