Back with a bump from my annual work trip to Miami, trading 15 species of American Warbler, Black Skimmers, Royal Terns and Frigatebirds for the grey skies of Dover. Sadly I found this dead little Auk in the Harbour after 30 mins of looking for a live one which has been released earlier that day after turning up at the door of the Curiosity shop on Snargate steet. Perhaps (and hopefully) not the same individual as the released bird seemed healthy apparently.
A walk around the valley this morning was highlighted by a flyover Hawfinch, several Firecrests 2 Chiffchaff and a Blackcap also noted.
Looping back around the headland and walking the cliff path I picked up an incoming Snowbunting which flew NE along the cliff tops at height and calling.
The afternoon involved a check of the harbour where a single 1st Winter Caspian Gull was in the marina and an adult male Black Redstart in a spot I know.
Gulls and seawatching from now on for a while I should think.
PERDIX BIRDER 