GEESE DUCKS AND SUN SPOTS

With winter gales battering the coast and just the odd sunny day in between it has been difficult to motivate myself for action but here are the poor efforts I`ve managed in the first two weeks.

 GREEN WOODPECKER

CORN BUNTING

 STODMARSH" THE RAINBOW"

THE STODMARSH BARNACLE GEESE

 LITTLE EGRET

 BLACK HEADED GULL

 RED ADMIRAL IN BUSHY RUFF.THE FIRST OF THE YEAR

MALLARD KEARSNEY ABBEY

 THE SUN COMES UP LIKE THUNDER

 NOTE THE SUNSPOT UNDER THE CLOUD

THIS KITTIWAKE DID NOT SURVIVE THE STORM-PRINCE OF WALES PIER.

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING-DUNGENESS- THE HUMES WARBLER WAS SEEN HERE LATER.

 While looking in vain for the long tailed duck at Scotney these WHITE FRONTED GEESE arrived and settled down to rest but the closest adult bird was on guard duty.

 DRAKE GOOSANDER

 DRAKE GOOSANDER X3

 FEMALE GOOSANDER IN A FLAP.

FEMALE GOLDENEYE

HUMES LEAF WARBLER AT RAMSGATE CEMETRY

 ANOTHER DAY DAWNS AT SAMPHIRE HOE

RAZORBILL AT SAM HOE
and below the new Varne lightship being towed into position yesterday afternoon.