DAHN TO MARGIT

Saturday morning bleary eyed from the Friday night out,I eventually see that a White Billed Diver is at Walpole Bay Foreness,this I had to see.A little over half an hour later I joined messrs Holt ,Roberts and Andrew Lipzinscki on the cliff top watching this receding speck drifting away on the ebbing tide.
Nevertheless it showed well enough through the scope.

HEAVILY CROPPED SHOT OF THE WHITE BILLED DIVER

 DISTANT RECORD SHOT OF THE WHITE BILLED DIVER

 TANKERS AT ANCHOR IN MARGATE ROADS-STEN FJELL

 CLYDE FISHER

 STELLA ORION.
It was a first for me in the UK but had seen a couple in Svalbaard last year.
Now then that's that I thought until next morning I find through the magic of Twitter it has relocated to St Mildreds Bay at Westgate so seeking further amusement off to Fannit once more.Late on parade again the ebb tide was sweeping it down towards Margate. I eventually caught up with it but it was still a fair way offshore,but with the sun shining it was much better.

 WBD

 WBD

 WBD

WBD
On the walk back to the car there were a few other bits and pieces knocking about on the beach.

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 CURLEW

 RINGED PLOVERS

 REDSHANKS

 SMERALDO

 CLYDE FISHER

ANTHONY GORMLEYS IRON MAN OUTSIDE THE TURNER CONTEMPORARY
Monday November 5th the bird is still there and so was I about half hour later,it took a bit of finding though,started of at St Mildreds then was told it had flown towards Foreness so I went there and worked back towards Margate,I was just about to give up and go home when I found it drifting east down towards the pumping station,so I followed it down eventually joining up with another group of birders under the sewage plant.The sun went in at this point when the bird was at its closest,typical.

 I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FLY BUT IT DIDN`T.

IT KEPT GOING EAST ON THE TIDE.

 THE CLOSEST ENCOUNTER

AND THE SUN DISAPPEARS

Other birds seen and photographed today.....

 SANDERLING

 GANNET

 ROCK PIPIT

 WITH A GAMMY LEG.

 LITTLE EGRETS

 OYSTERCATCHERS

Did you think that was it well it wasn`t,just a few more from Botany Bay.

THE VERY LAST PHOTO I TOOK OF IT...GOODBYE MARGIT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, THANKS TO ALL YOU THANET GUYS FOR FINDING IT.

SEPTOBERFEST.

Since returning from Canada much of my spare time has been spent sorting out the 6500 photos from that trip,however I haven`t been idle and now there are more pics to sort out.

 THE LAST WHEATEAR

AT THE HOE FOR THIS YEAR?

 LITTLE GREBES AT BUSHY RUFF- MUM

 DAD

 THE TWINS

 CLOUDED YELLOWS WERE SEEN AT VARIOUS PLACES  THIS ONE AT OARE.

 RUFF AT OARE

 CHIFF CHAFF AT SAMPHIRE HOE

MALLARDS ON THE MAIN POND

 THE BELUGA WHALE AT GRAVESEND

STAYED ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE RIVER.

 BAR TAILED GODWIT IN THE THAMES MUD.
 BTG

 BTG

 SEABOURN OVATION

AT DOVER CRUISE TERMINAL

 TEAL - FEMALE ON THE MAIN POND AT THE HOE

 TEAL AT HOE

 ONE OF THE ROMNEY SHEEP AT THE HOE

SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF STARLINGS HAVE CONGREGATED AT SAMPHIRE HOE THIS AUTUMN.

THIRD GENERATION WALL BROWN.

 BITTERN AT THE HANSON HIDE ARC PITS

 DID A SLOW MARCH PAST

 BITTERN

 BITTERN

 BITTERN

 BITTERN

 BITTERN

 BITTERN

 CATTLE EGRETS AT DUNGE

 CATTLE EGRET

 DUNNOCK

 YOUNG DOG FOX AT LANGDON HOLE

HAS NOT LEARNED TO FEAR HUMANS YET.

 HE WALKED RIGHT UP TO ME

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COCKED HIS LEG AND WENT ON HIS WAY.

FIELDFARE LANGDON CLIFFS

 PIED FLYCATCHER IN THE ASH TREE AT LANGDON HOLE.

 PF

 ROCKET JAY

YELLOWHAMMER

 YELLOWHAMMER

 REDWING AT THE HOE.

 RING OUZEL AT THE  HOE

 MAGPIE

 GOLDCREST


PERPETUAL MOTION MAKES THEM A DIFFICULT SUBJECT

 GOLDCREST IN THE SEA BUCKTHORN
















 JAY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME COLLECTING ACORNS

 AND STORE THEM AWAY FOR THE WINTER.

 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.

REACH FOR THE SKY.

RING OUZEL AT LANGDON HOLE

 A VERY LATE PAINTED LADY AT SOUTH FORELAND

 A SURPRISE ARRIVAL AT THE HOE WHEN ONE OF THE SHETLAND COWS GAVE BIRTH TO THIS LITTLE FELLAH.

 NOSE TO TAIL.

 A LICK AND A PROMISE

 GOLDFINCH IN HAWTHORN

 DOVER LIFEBOAT ON EXERCISE

 IN THE PERFECT STORM.
The 31st October nearing the end now just a few more pics to go.

 COMMON SNIPE AND JACK SNIPE

 AT REST HARROW SCRAPE

 THE JACK IS SMALLER HAS A SHORTER BILL AND NO CENTRAL CROWN STRIPE.

 AND IT FEEDS WITH A NON STOP BOUNCING ACTION

 WHICH IS BOTH FASCINATING

 AND SOMEWHAT COMICAL AT THE SAME TIME.

 THE COMMON SNIPE LIKE TO SIT ON THIS OLD MOORHENS NEST.

 HEN HARRIER  MADE A COUPLE OF PASSES OVER THE SCRAPE.

 STONECHAT

 SOME DEBATE OVER THIS ONE ROCK OR WATER PIPIT MY MONEY WAS ON ROCK, BUT AM HAPPY TO CONCEDE ON WATER PIPIT.

 JACK SNIPE EVENTUALLY WOKE UP

 AND BOUNCED AROUND FOR A BIT

 FASCINATING TO WATCH.

HALLOWEEN …..