BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Had to postpone my annual river dour walk until the 2nd this year with shepherding duties to be done on new years day.I think the 37 sheep at Samphire Hoe appreciated my company or was it just the bucket of sheep nuts after all?What a splendid day it was weatherwise,it certainly brought the crowds out.The ponds are full up and Lydden Spout is spewing out so much water it has created a mini Grand Canyon on the beach.
PERFECT DAY AT BLUEWATER
MINI GRAND CANYON
Someone said if you are tired of waxwings you are tired of life,so when half a dozen turned up at Whitfields World Domination Centre how could I resist the temptation? I couldn`t and didn`t.
WAXWING
WAXWINGS @ WHITFIELD
The river Dour flowing from Bushy Ruff to the Wellington Dock usually throws up a few decent birds on the way but this year no kingfisher or water rail in evidence possibly the flow is too strong at present for them, only 6 grey wagtails this year about half of last years count ,2 chiff chaffs,only a single grey heron and that in the middle of town,3 goldcrests in Kearsney Abbey,the little egret has been around but not today,so it was a bit disappointing.
GREY WAGTAIL Kearsney Abbey
GREY HERON Pencester gardens
The black throated diver was still present as was the female red breasted merganser but only a single razorbill was seen and grebe and guillemot numbers were much reduced.
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